Magnus joint 2nd; Praggu placed 12th

Chennai: World champion Magnus Carlsen revealed he’s suffering from the after-effects of Covid-19 on Day 3 of the Airthings Masters on Monday. Magnus – on 20 points --- is currently tied for second place along with

Vladislav Artemier

and

Vincent Keymar

. Ian Nepomniachtchi was in top spot with 27 points. Carlsen won against

Quang Liem Le

and Jan Kryzstof Duda but lost to Eric Hansen in 33 moves. “The first couple of days (after testing Covid positive) I was feeling okay but didn’t have the energy which made it hard to focus. It’s still pretty bad,” Magnus said.

R Praggnanandhaa

(15/36) was placed 12th. He had wins against Andrey Esipenko and Alexandra Kosteniuk in rounds 10 and 12. He began the day with a draw against Abdusattorov. He, however, lost to Nepo in the 11th round. tnn