Erigaisi gets past Giri in fifth round

Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi scored a 2.5-1.5 win over Dutch GM Anish Giri in the fifth round of the Meltwater Champions

Tour Finals here on Saturday. Teenage GM R Praggnanandhaa was involved in an intense battle with Poland’s Jankrzysztof Duda with the match ending 3.5-3.5 after the players shared honours in the four rapid games, two blitz games and an Armageddon game.