Tata Steel Masters chess: Vidit Gujrathi draws with Anish Giri, shares join lead

Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi settled for a against Anish Giri in the 5th round of the Tata Steel Masters 2022, shares lead with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Richard Rapport.

Indian Grandmaster Vidit Santhosh Gujrathi settled for a draw against Dutchman Anish Giri in the fifth round to stay in joint lead with 3.5 points at the Tata Steel Masters. Azerbaijan's Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Richard Rapport posted victories in round five late on Thursday and joined Vidit Gujrathi at the top of the standings in the 13-round tournament. The other five games, hard fought, were drawn. World No.1 Magnus Carlsen and Andrey Esipenko trail the leaders by half a point.

Best friends Vidit Gujrathi and @anishgiri draw in round 5 of #TataSteelChess

More importantly, @viditchess is still leading the event with 3.5/5. Let's go VD!