A draw on top board between Alireza Firouzja and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave allowed veterans Alexei Shirov and Evgeniy Najer to join Firouzja in the lead at the open section of the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss. Both Shirov and Najer won with the black pieces on Sunday. In the women’s section, five players are sharing the lead going into round 6. | Photo: Anna Shtourman
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