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India GM Vidit Gujrathi qualifies for the Fide Grand Swiss League

Chennai: Grandmaster India Vidit Gujrathi has qualified for the Fide Grand Swiss League to be held in Riga, Latvia from October 25 to November 8, Nashik-based players have also qualified for the Fide Grand Prix 2022 after reaching the top eight in the Chess World Cup 2021 Recently it was concluded 202.
He had two shots to order his place in the prestigious candidate 2022 from which players were eligible to challenge world champions.
Gujrathi recently reached the quarter-finals at the World Cup in Sochi, only became the second Indian after Maestro Viswanathan Anand to do so.
“I am sure that I will be eligible for the Grand Swiss League consider my previous performance in the past year.
It’s a great feeling to play classic chess and it’s also on board,” he said as quoted in a press release.
“It is always a proud moment that represents India and this time is more special when I reach the quarter-finals.
I am happy with my overall performance and look forward to the next tournament.
My goal is to play the best chess and qualifications.
For candidates 2022.” As many as four Indian men.
It has been eligible for the Swiss League and they include GM Anand, GM Pentala Harikrishna and GM B Adhiban apart from Gujrathi.
The Swiss League event will display 114 top players in 11-round Swiss format.
There are other reserve players who also include other Indians such as GM K Sasikaan, GM P Setsuraman and GM Aravindh Chithambaram.
The qualification for the event was based on the average rank from June 2020 to July 2021.
GM D Harika has qualified for the Swiss league woman who will display 50 top players throughout the world.
Im r vaishali is on the list of reserve players.
The Swiss League Fide is an important event when finishing players in the top two in the category of men and women get their seats booked at candidates 2022 and have the opportunity to challenge world champions.

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