Chess World Cup

Chess World Cup: R Praggnanandhaa defeats Arjun Erigaisi 5-4 via sudden death to enter semi-finals

With the win, the 17-year old Praggnanandhaa booked a place in the semi-finals against American ace Fabiano Caruana and almost secured a spot in next year's Candidates event.

Chess World Cup: D Gukesh, Vidit Gujrathi bow out, Praggnanandhaa forces tie-breaker

Of the four Indians in the quarter-finals of the Chess World Cup, only two remain: Arjun Erigaisi and R Pragganandhaa - who will play a tie-breaker.

Chess World Cup: Carlsen wins first game against Gukesh; Arjun Erigaisi leads R Praggnanandhaa

Four Indians are in the last-eight of the Chess World Cup for the first time with the Praggnanandhaa-Erigaisi match-up ensuring one player from the country in the semi-finals.

Chess World Cup: Vidit Gujrathi loses second game men's quarter-finals to Jan-Krzystof Duda

The 26-year old India No.3 faltered against his Polish opponent in a 50-move encounter after having drawn the first game of the two-game mini-match on Wednesday.

Chess World Cup: Vidit Gujrathi plays out draw against Poland's Jan-Krzysztof Duda in first game of quarter-final

Vidit Gujrathi played the Catalan closed variation against the Polish opponent and signed peace in 33 moves.

Chess World Cup: Vidit Gujrathi tames Azerbaijan's Vasif Durarbayli with impressive display to enter quarter-finals

The 26-year old Grandmaster came up with an impressive display to tame his lower-rated Azerbaijan opponent, winning in 38 moves in his fifth round encounter.

Chess World Cup: Vidit Gujrathi advances to fifth round; R Praggnanandhaa bows out

Vidit Gujrathi registered a 2-0 win over Jeffrey Xiong on Friday to advance to the fifth round.

Chess World Cup: R Praggnanandhaa holds Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to draw in Game 1; Vidit Gujrathi beats Jeffery Xiong

The 15-year-old Praggnanandhaa (Elo rating 2608), playing in his maiden World Cup, did not seem overawed by the reputation and superior rating (Elo 2760) of his opponent and held him to a 29-move draw in a Grunfeld Burille Variation opening.

Chess World Cup: Indians Vidit Gujrathi, P Harikrishna, R Praggnanandhaa win in first game of fourth round

The Gujrathi-Adhiban game was expected to be an interesting one and it lived up to the expectations before the former snatched victory in 43 moves.

Chess World Cup: Vidit Gujrathi through to third round with tie-break win, D Gukesh, Padmini Rout eliminated

However, the other Indian players involved in the tie-break — D Gukesh and Padmini Rout — bowed out of the tournament.