India Open Chess: Magnus Carlsen leads despite going down to Arjun Erigaisi

Magnus Carlsen, despite suffering his first defeat against Arjun Erigaisi, finished Day One of the Tata Steel India Open Blitz tournament atop the leaderboard. Erigaisi and Vidit Gujarathi remain in contention. In the women’s section, Kateryna Lagno leads, followed by Valentina Gunina and Aleksandra Goryachkina.