Overview

• Iran’s Parham Maghsoodloo beat Richard Rapport to reach 4.5/5 and remain the sole leader after five rounds.
• Abhimanyu Mishra, 16, defeated reigning world champion D Gukesh to become the youngest player to beat a sitting champion in classical chess.
• Top seed R Praggnanandhaa lost to Germany’s Matthias Bluebaum on a day when seven top-board games ended decisively.
• Arjun Erigaisi downed Nikita Vitiugov as Erigaisi, Bluebaum and Mishra moved to 4/5 to form the chasing pack behind Maghsoodloo.
• In the Women’s Grand Swiss, R Vaishali and Kateryna Lagno drew on top board as Dinara Wagner and Ulviyya Fataliyeva joined them in a four-way lead on 4/5.