The Daily Update: Anand Leads Superbet, Wei Yi Continues to Lead Chessable Masters
The news from the two super-elite rapid events is similar to yesterday's. Viswanathan Anand and Wei Yi continue to lead the Superbet Rapid & Blitz and the Chessable Masters, respectively. Both remain undefeated and scored very well today, earning just half a point less today than they did yesterday.
In Anand's case, that means he has a remarkable 5.5/6, finally being held to a draw by Jan-Krzysztof Duda in round 6. Only Richard Rapport is within a point of Anand (and they have yet to play), while Duda and Wesley So are two point behind. (Or more likely, four points behind. My recollection is that the rapid games count double, while the blitz games count once each - but there will be twice as many of them.)
As for Wei Yi, he added another 3/4 to his total today, and leads with 6.5/8, a point ahead of Anish Giri, Magnus Carlsen (who lost to Praggnanandhaa after making an elementary blunder), and - surprise - David Anton. All that really matters, however, is to be in the top eight, as scores do not carry over into the elimination rounds. (Scores only count for getting into the elimination rounds, and for seeding therein.) So here are the remaining four players who would qualify if the prelims ended today: Ding Liren (5 points), Praggnanandhaa and Pentala Harikrishna (4.5 points apiece), and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (4 points). Nils Grandelius also has four points, but his tiebreak score is inferior to Mamedyarov's. They still have seven rounds to play over the next two days, however, so everyone is at least theoretically still in the running.
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