Chennai: Young Indian Grandmaster R Pragyanananda: beat china wei yi 2.5-1.5 to make it to the semi-finals Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters 2022 Online Tournament.
16-year-old Pragyanandha will take over Anish Giri (Netherlands) in the semi-finals. world number 1 Magnus Carlson He will face China’s Ding Liren in the second semi-final.
Giri and Carlsen registered easy 2.5–0.5 wins over Aryan Tori (Norway) and David Anton Guzaro (Spain), while Liren defeated Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan 2.5–1.5 in the quarter-finals.
In the quarterfinals against Yi late on Monday, the teenage Indian star started off with a win with black pieces in 90 moves. He built on that fine start to lead 2-0 in the second game of the four-match match.
The Chinese star returned to claim the third game of the series to narrow the margin. A draw in the fourth was enough for the Indian GM to make it to the semi-finals.
Pragyanand had created panic in the opening round by defeating Carlsen in the sixth round. He finished fourth behind Anish, Carlsen and Ding Liren.
Two other Indian players – P Harikrishna and Gujrati in the 16-player field, dropped out of the top 8 and failed to make it to the knockout bracket.
16-year-old Pragyanandha will take over Anish Giri (Netherlands) in the semi-finals. world number 1 Magnus Carlson He will face China’s Ding Liren in the second semi-final.
Giri and Carlsen registered easy 2.5–0.5 wins over Aryan Tori (Norway) and David Anton Guzaro (Spain), while Liren defeated Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan 2.5–1.5 in the quarter-finals.
In the quarterfinals against Yi late on Monday, the teenage Indian star started off with a win with black pieces in 90 moves. He built on that fine start to lead 2-0 in the second game of the four-match match.
The Chinese star returned to claim the third game of the series to narrow the margin. A draw in the fourth was enough for the Indian GM to make it to the semi-finals.
Pragyanand had created panic in the opening round by defeating Carlsen in the sixth round. He finished fourth behind Anish, Carlsen and Ding Liren.
Two other Indian players – P Harikrishna and Gujrati in the 16-player field, dropped out of the top 8 and failed to make it to the knockout bracket.