World champion D Gukesh came up with two straight victories to remain tied for the top spot alongside World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway, Duda Jan-Krzysztof of Poland and American Wesley So at the end of the first three rounds of Super United Rapid and Blitz Chess tournament.

Starting the day with a loss against Duda, Gukesh beat a reckless Alireza Firouzja of France before defeating compatriot R Praggnanandhaa to pick four points out of a possible six.

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