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According to the five-time world champion, the golden generation of Indian chess players thrive on healthy internal competition.
Keralites Nihal Sarin and S L Narayanan finished on four and three points respectively.
In a round-five game of Tata Steel Chess India Rapid, the Tamil Nadu GM edged his good friend from Kerala.
The Indian players did the nation proud by winning gold medals in both the Open and women's sections at the Chess Olympiad.
Several Grandmasters have come out of Velammal Institutions since 2005.
Praggnanandhaa is still fifth with six points with Gujrathi following him on five points.
The 17-year-old Gukesh is in joint lead with Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi.
Gukesh and Nepomniachtchi have six points each with Praggnanandhaa, Caruana and Nakamura close on their heels half a point behind.
Nakamura, Gujrathi and Caruana share the fourth spot on 4.5 points.
The 18-year-old Praggnanandhaa has 2748.3 points as against 2748 of five-time world champion Anand in the FIDE live ratings.
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