World Rapid chess championships: Mitrabha Guha, Gukesh produce impressive results
The Hindu
In the women’s section, defending champion K. Humpy scored 3.5 points from four rounds to share the second spot at six points from eight rounds.
Mitrabha Guha and D. Gukesh – among the three least-rated Indian male players in the fray — produced impressive results to overtake several illustrious teammates on the second day of the World rapid chess championship at Warsaw, Poland, on Monday.
After nine rounds, the young duo was sharing the 14th spot at six points on the leaderboard, headed by World champion Magnus Carlsen (7.5). Four rounds remain.
In the women’s section, defending champion K. Humpy scored 3.5 points from four rounds to share the second spot at six points from eight rounds. With three rounds to go, Alexandra Kosteniuk leads at 7.5 points.