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Tata Steel Masters: Harikrishna faces Anish Giri

P. Harikrishna, Anish Giri, Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana and Nils Grandelius lead with 2.5 points from four rounds.

Rakesh Rao Rakesh Rao
NEW DELHI 21 January, 2021 20:36 IST
Rakesh Rao Rakesh Rao
NEW DELHI 21 January, 2021 20:36 IST

P. Harikrishna will resume his campaign in the Tata Steel Masters by taking on fellow joint-leader Anish Giri when the action resumes in the fifth round after Wednesday’s rest day.

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Harikrishna, Giri, Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana and Nils Grandelius lead with 2.5 points from four rounds.

Fifth-round pairings:

  • Anish Giri (Ned, 2.5) v P. Harikrishna (2.5)
  • Magnus Carlsen (Nor, 2.5) v Alexander Donchenko (Ger, 1)
  • Fabiano Caruana (USA, 2.5) v Andrey Esipenko (Rus, 2)
  • Nils Grandelius (Swe,2.5) v Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra, 2)
  • David Anton Guijar (Esp. 1.5) v Aryan Tari (Nor, 1.5)
  • Alireza Firouzja (FIDE, 2) v Jorden van Foreest (Ned, 2)
  • Radoslaw Wojtaszek (Pol) v Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Pol, 1.5).