Young Indian Grandmaster R Pragyananand let veteran Michal Krasenko off the hook to lose the second sport of a two-match mini-match within the third spherical of the FIDE Chess World Cup on Monday.
On the opposite hand, veteran P Harikrishna accepted a draw in opposition to Romania’s lower-rated Konstantin Lupulescu with a margin of 1.5-0.5 to advance to the fourth spherical.
A mistake within the thirty third transfer price 15-year-old Pragyanand, because the 57-year-old from Poland used all his expertise to win in 44 strikes.
The two will face one another within the tie-break on Tuesday and can advance to the fourth spherical.
Another nice deal with for chess followers from Michal Krasenko – 25. 0-0! This was his step within the put up. In the tip his H-pawn proved deadly.
Michal and Pragyanand will proceed their match on tiebreak tomorrow. #FIDEWorldCup pic.twitter.com/rgITu0Rg9m— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) July 19, 2021
Meanwhile, one other gifted Indian Nihal Sarin’s marketing campaign got here to an finish as he misplaced 0.5-1.5 to Dmitry Andreikin of Russia.
After shedding the primary sport on Sunday, the 17-year-old needed to win the second sport to pressure the tie-breaker. He might solely handle the draw in opposition to Russia in 31 strikes and was eradicated from the competitors.
The 35-year-old Harikrishna, the Twenty first-ranked Indian behind Viswanathan Anand, went on to thrash Lupulescu on Sunday to crash out of a 46-move draw within the second sport.
In an all-India conflict, B Adhiban gained the second sport in 66 strikes in opposition to Vidit Santosh Gujrathi to degree the match 1–1 and ship the third spherical match right into a tie-break.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
