
After six rounds of rapid play on the opening day of the Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, Magnus Carlsen and Nodirbek Abdusattorov lead the standings with 5 points each. Abdusattorov remained undefeated, while Carlsen suffered a single loss to Arjun Erigaisi. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave follows closely with 4½ points. At the lower end, Richard Rapport and Vidit Gujrathi are struggling with just 1 point each. The final five games of the round-robin will be played on Tuesday, deciding the eight knockout qualifiers. | Photo: Stev Bonhage