German GM Frederik Svane stunned Gukesh, 1.5-0.5, after securing the decisive victory with black pieces in the second game of their mini match-up. The first game of Friday had ended in a draw.

Gukesh blundered in the endgame by moving his King away from an undefended pawn.

Meanwhile, R Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi advanced to Round 4 with victories (1.5-0.5) over Robert Hovhannisyan and Shamsiddin Vokhidov, respectively. Erigaisi got a draw with black pieces on the back of his win with white the previous day.

Praggnanandhaa had to dig deep after draw in the first game. 

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Kerala GM S L Narayanan held Yu Yangyi to a second draw in their third round tie. That means, the Thiruvananthapuram native will have to upset the Chinese Super GM in tie-breakers on Sunday to advance in the event.

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