India’s teenage grandmaster R Pragyanand started his marketing campaign within the star-studded Julius Baer Generation Cup on-line fast event with a win over Polish veterans Vasil Ivanchuk and Jan Krzysztof Duda, the seventh leg of the USD 1.6 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Is.
He then defeated one other veteran Boris Gelfand within the third spherical earlier than shedding to American 15-year-old Christopher Yu on Monday.
The 17-year-old Chennai prodigy got here on Trump to take three factors within the battle of the generations in opposition to Ukrainian legend Ivanchuk, 53.
Ivanchuk made a shock comeback in opposition to Pragyananand to win his subsequent three rounds.
Prague, as it’s identified in chess circles and which has twice defeated world champion Magnus Carlsen this season, was heading for the highest spot after registering three victories, however got here again after shedding the ultimate spherical. was.
Carlsen has made a robust begin and has taken a one level lead after the primary day of the event.
He received over India’s Arjun Arigasi, Adhiban Bhaskaran and Liem Kwang Le, with solely Dutch No. 1 Giri stopping him from taking a most of 12 factors. He is on prime with 10 factors.
There are 4 gamers on 9 factors behind the favourites, together with Pragyananand, American Hans Niemann and Arjun Erigiasi.
Meanwhile, the 19-year-old Indian Arigassi recovered from his opening-round loss in opposition to Carlsen to win three. He defeated Adhiban, Lim and Czech participant David Navara.
After the completion of the preliminary spherical, the event will transfer to a knockout earlier than a two-day closing.
The eight-day occasion will run until September 25 and can function 16 gamers from three generations.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
