Englishman’s four straight wins bring him level with the 18-year-old Firouzja and Caruana in battle for Candidates places
England’s David Howell scored his fourth win in a row on Friday afternoon as the three-time
British champion, 30, from Seaford in Sussex, joined the world Nos 3 and 4, Fabiano Caruana of the US and 18-year-old Alireza Firouzja of
France in leading the 108-player
Grand Prix at Riga.
The trio have 6.5/9, half a point ahead of 10 players on 6/9, as the tournament is set for a tense final round on Sunday.