Goldmoney Asian Rapid: Firouzja, Svidler and Dubov miss the cut

Levon Aronian won the preliminaries of the Goldmoney Asian Rapid tournament after scoring two wins and three draws on Monday to get a 10½/15 score. Eight out of the sixteen participants made it into the knockout stage, with 17-year-old Arjun Erigaisi surprisingly qualifying, while Alireza Firouzja, Peter Svidler and Daniil Dubov were left out of contention. | Don’t miss the instructive analyses by GM Karsten Müller! | Photo: Amruta Mokal