Play in Wijk aan Zee continued with an important result in the Masters, where Anish Giri defeated leader Nodirbek Abdusattorov, though Abdusattorov remains in first place. Javokhir Sindarov stays close behind after drawing Vinceny Keymer. Meanwhile, world champion Gukesh Dommaraju scored a win with the black pieces over Vladimir Fedoseev to bounce back from a pair of painful losses. In the Challengers, Andy Woodward and Marc’Andria Maurizzi both won to remain co-leaders, with Aydin Suleymanli half a point back. | Photo: Tata Steel Chess / Lenart Ootes

