Chess World Cup: Praggnanandhaa enters fourth round, P. Harikrishna beats Lupulescu

Praggnanandhaa secured a win in 67 moves in the second tie-break game against the Polish grandmaster Michał Krasenkow.

FILE PHOTO: At the 2021 Chess World Cup, Praggnanandhaa had taken the lead in the two-game mini match before Michał Krasenkow bounced back to force the tie-break on Tuesday.

R. Praggnanandhaa, 15, became the youngest Indian to qualify to the fourth round of the chess World Cup in Sochi, Russia, on Tuesday.

The youngster, who lost from a winning position in the second game on Monday, bounced back strongly to blank Michael Krasenkow 2-0 in the two rapid tiebreak games.

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