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FIDE World Cup: World Champion Gukesh Exits, While Three Indians Face Tie-breaks In Round 4
World Junior Champion GM Pranav: GM R. Praggnanandhaa made the most of the slight advantage he gained in the middle-game to beat GM Robert Hovhannisyan of Armenia as four Indians booked a place in the fourth round of the FIDE World Cup 2025 in Panaji on Saturday, while World Champion Gukesh D was knocked out.
Praggnanandhaa, who had to play a long tiebreak to reach the third round and then drew the first game with black, found himself in a tricky situation as it looked like Hovhannisyan had negated the Indians early advantage. But the third-highest-ranked Indian had a clear game plan and took control of the match by move 27 with his queen and rook putting pressure on black’s king. The Armenian ultimately resigned after 42 moves.
A total of 10 Indians have made it to the third round of the FIDE World Cup 2025, which is being played as a single-elimination knock-out tournament with 206 players from 82 countries vying for the coveted Viswanathan Anand Cup, named after the Indian legend.
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