Grand Swiss: Nihal Leads; Gukesh and Divya Draw After 103 Moves

World Champion D Gukesh and Divya Deshmukh played a 103-move draw in a rook-and-knight endgame at the FIDE Grand Swiss, where Nihal Sarin also drew with Matthias Bluebaum, leaving them both with six points. R Vaishali lost her lead in the women’s section after a defeat to Bibisara Assaubayeva, while Kateryna Lagno leads with 6.5 points following her victory over Mariya Muzychuk.

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