Indian grandmasters are making waves at the FIDE Grand Swiss! D Gukesh drew a tense match, while defending champion R Vaishali secured another victory. Praggnanandhaa clinched his first tournament win. Alireza Firouzja, Parham Maghsoodloo, and Anton Demchenko lead the open section. Vaishali and Olga Bedelka share the lead in the women's section.
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