Russians fight for an exit in tournaments of applicants in Isle of Man

On Isle of Man competitions FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2023 among men and women proceed. "The big Swiss" is not only, without the exaggeration, the strongest open tournament in a planet, but also part of a cycle of the World Cup. The participants who have taken the 1-2nd places in each of competitions, receive permits in tournaments of applicants and pretenders of World Chess Federation. After 7 rounds in open tournament the Indian chess player Santosh is in the lead Vidit Santosh Gudzhrati, in which asset 5,5 points. On the demi-point lag behind the Russian Yesipenko Andrey, Alexander Aleksandrovich Predke (Serbia), Etienne Bakro (France), Ardzhun Erigaysi (India), Khikaru Nakamura, Fabiano...