Over 500 chess fans watched the Round 4 action live and also got an opportunity to interact with the legendary Viswanathan Anand, who also made the first move in the match between Erigaisi and M Pranesh.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The tournament witnessed eight grandmasters face-off in a robin format and offers a prize purse of Rs 75,00,000 and valuable FIDE Circuit points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Firouzja had won his first two matches while Erigaisi had scored one full point in the third round to heat up the title race on Saturday. Erigaisi was the first to sign the peace treaty against compatriot M Pranesh with white pieces. The match stayed evenly balanced throughout, and the players opted for a draw after 34 moves.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
World Champion D Gukesh tried his best to find a way past GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov with black pieces but ended up settling for a draw after 41 moves. Firouzja also played it safe with black against GM Hans Niemann and took the draw after 50 moves.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Round 4 Results:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u2022 GM Hans Niemann (1.5) drew with GM Alireza Firouzja (3)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u2022 GM Dmitry Andreikin (2) drew with GM Nihal Sarin (2)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u2022 GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2) drew with GM D Gukesh (1.5)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u2022 GM Arjun Erigaisi (2.5) drew with GM M Pranesh (1.5)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Round 5 Pairing (July 20, 3:00PM IST):<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u2022 GM M Pranesh vs GM Hans Niemann<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u2022 GM D Gukesh\u2019s vs GM Arjun Erigaisi<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u2022 GM M Pranesh vs GM Hans Niemann<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u2022 GM Alireza Firouzja vs GM Dmitry Andreikin<\/p>\r\n\r\n