Gukesh Dommaraju, the World Champion in classical chess, once against proved his growing stature in the shorter formats by beating American Wesley So in the final round of the rapid section of Super United Rapid & Blitz tournament here late on Friday.
Gukesh beat So using white pieces in a game that lasted 38 moves to bag 14 points from nine rounds, securing a three point lead over his nearest rival, Jan-Krzysztof Duda of Poland. The blitz section of the tournament will span a further 18 rounds.
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