Rapid chess championship | Harsha Bharathakoti and R. Vaishali shine on opening day
The Hindu
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Harsha Bharathakoti lived up to his reputation of being a fine player in the shorter time duration as he notched up 3.5 points, same as Vidit Gujrathi, after five rounds of the World rapid chess championship at Warsaw on Sunday.
In the 13-round competition, defending champion Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) and Jobava Baadur (Georgia) shared the lead on 4.5 points in the 173-player field.
The players are allotted 15 minutes on the clock plus 10-second increments for each move.
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