Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi continued his fine form to beat his Uzbekistani opponent Shamsiddin Vokhidov in a clean attacking game, while world champion D Gukesh played out a draw with Frederik Svane of Germany in the first game of the third round of the FIDE Chess World Cup, here on Friday.

Erigaisi, playing with white pieces, began with a Queen-pawn opening and proceeded to crush Vokhidov in a one-sided affair.