Chennai Grand Masters: Erigaisi holds Aronian

Arjun Erigaisi. Pic/FIDE CHESS

India's Arjun Erigaisi continued his strong start to the Chennai Grand Masters by holding the second-highest-ranked player in the tournament, American Grandmaster Levon Aronian, to a draw on Wednesday.

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