Viswanathan Anand, Vidit Gujrathi in FIDE Grand Swiss League field

MUMBAI: India's Grandmasters (GM) Viswanathan Anand, Vidit Gujrathi, Pentala Harikrishna and Bhaskaran Adhiban have qualified for the FIDE Grand Swiss league, which is one of the qualifying events for the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022 the winner of which will challenge the World Champion in 2023.

The FIDE Grand Swiss League will take place in Riga, Latvia from October 25 to November 8, 2021.

The Indian quartet features among the top 114 players, who will figure in an 11 round Swiss format. Qualification for the event was based on the players' average rating from June 2020 to July 2021. IANS

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