Chess: Anish Giri aiming for rare victory at Wijk while Magnus Carlsen trails
The Dutchman has a half-point lead over Fabiano Caruana, Andrey Esipenko and Alireza Firouzja, with Carlsen back in sixth placeAnish Giri, the Netherlands No 1, has several times narrowly missed first place at Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee, and the 26-year-old now has his best chance yet for victory in the “chess Wimbledon” where no Dutchman has won since 1985. Giri leads a closely packed group of front runners by half a point, although he still has to meet his nemesis, the world champion, Magnus Carlsen, who trails in sixth place with only a slender chance even if he wins his last three games. And the first of this trio of tests is Giri against Carlsen in round 11 on Friday. Related: Chess: Carlsen starts well but slows as Swedish outsider impresses at Wijk Related: The joys of being an absolute beginner – for life Continue reading…
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