Overview

• Belarusian GM Mihail Nikitenko defeated Georgia’s Luka Paichadze while India’s Abhijeet Gupta drew with Manuel Petrosyan to reach seven points each after Round 8
• They will face each other in Friday’s penultimate round with the winner taking sole command of the tournament standings
• SL Narayan held International Master Neelash Saha to a draw and remains in a 12-player chase pack on 6.5 points
• GM Diptayan Ghosh beat Russia’s Boris Savchenko to join the 6.5-point group closing in on the leaders
• The 21st Delhi International Open draws over 2,500 participants from more than 20 countries competing for a record Rs 1.21 crore prize pool