Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025 Paris Day 2 Live updates: it was a difficult first day for the Gukesh Indians and Gujrathi Vidit, who are at the bottom of the ranking. Arjun Erigaisi had the best day among Indian players, he is currently in sixth with 3.5 points. Magnus Carlsen and Nodirbek Abdusattorov currently run the pack with five victories each.
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Freestyle chess Grand Slam Tour live: Magnus Carlsen and Nodirbek Abdusattorov were the interpreters out of competition on day 1 of Paris Leg, both ending with 5 points. Abdusattorov, who replaced the last minute of Hans Niemann, argued a strong case, while Carlsen continues to appear in good shape.
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (4.5 points) and Ian Nepomniachtchi (4 points) are also in solid positions, while big names like Fabiano Caruana, Vincent Keymer and the four Indians, D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa, and Vidit Gujrathi, will be on the recovery missions
For India, Arjun Erigaisi is the best placed at 3.5 points, but Gukesh (1.5 points) and vidit (1 point) need a flawless day to keep their hopes with direct elimination. Gukesh, which is eighth in the general classification of the Grand Colem, will be particularly desperate for a turnaround after a forgetable day 1.
With the calicious points of $ 750,000 and the Grand Slam points on the line, expect stretched matches as day 2 takes place.
