Kolkata: World No.3 Hikaru Nakamura of the US stayed unbeaten to remain on sole pole position as five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand along with Pentala Harikrishna led the Indian challenge at the end of day one of the Tata Steel Chess India 2018 Blitz tournament here on Tuesday.
Nakamura, who won the rapid competition also, ended with a score of 6.5/9 and crossed the rating barrier of 2900 for a brief while on the live rating list but dropped down after his draw to Indian prodigy R.Praggnanandhaa in the last round. The 30-year old registered four wins and five draws after nine rounds. IANS
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