Indian Grandmaster R Pragyanandan’s profitable run ended by the hands of China’s Kwang Lim Le within the fifth spherical of the FTX Crypto Cup, the US closing of the Champions Chess Tour.
Liam Le took an emphatic 2.5–0.5 victory over the teenage Indian GM, profitable video games two and three after the opener led to a draw.
A 43-move win within the third recreation sealed the deal for Liam Ley as Pragyanandananda’s scintillating run got here to a halt.
Meanwhile, world primary Magnus Carlsen went right down to Poland’s Jan-Krzysztof Duda 2-4 in a tie-break when the four-game match ended 2-2.
Chess world champion Magnus Carlsen throughout spherical 4 of the forty fourth Chess Olympiad in Mamallapuram, close to Chennai, Monday, August 1, 2022. (PTI picture)
Norway are in the one lead after the fifth spherical with 13 match factors, one forward of Pragyanand.
The 17-year-old Indian prodigy has been in scintillating kind within the match, profitable over world quantity 4 Alireza Firoza, Anish Giri, Levon Aronian and Hans Niemann earlier than stopping the Chinese GM’s streak.
Pragyanananda’s coach Ramesh stated after the participant’s first loss, “It’s hard for @rpragchess to lose against Liam with a score of 0.5 – 2.5. Extended the over in the second game and paid the price. Well done Liam!” In 2011, Turquoise defeated Winless Niemann 2.5–0.5 to beat Carlsen and Pragyanandha with 11 match factors.
onerous loss for @rpragchess Lost in opposition to Liam by a rating of 0.5 – 2.5. Extended over within the second recreation and paid the worth. Well achieved Liam! #FTXCryptoCup Miami.
— ramesh rb (@rameshchase) August 19, 2022
Dutchman Giri beat Levon Aronian 2.5-0.5 to achieve fifth place with 7 factors.
The eight-player all-player-all match is the American finale of the Champions Chess Tour. USD $7,500 is at stake for every match win on this occasion.
Each match will likely be performed in 4 fast video games, with a blitz tiebreak within the occasion of a 2–2 draw.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
