Airthings Masters: Praggnanandhaa follows up win over Carlsen by beating Esipenko, Kosteniuk

A day after a stunning victory over world No.1 Magnus Carlsen, the 16-year old scored two wins and drew against Nodirbek Abdusattorov early on Tuesday.

FILE PHOTO: Praggnanandhaa will be up against Vincent Keymer of Germany, USA's Hans Moke Niemann and Russian Vladislav Artemiev respectively in round 13, 14 and 15 later on Tuesday night.

A day after making waves by beating Magnus Carlsen, R. Praggnanandhaa stretched World women's rapid champion Alexandra Kosteniuk’s losing streak to 12 from as many rounds of the Airthings Masters online rapid chess tournament on Monday.

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Like on Sunday, Praggnanandhaa posted two wins and climbed to the 12th spot. Earlier in the day, Praggnanandhaa overpowered Kosteniuk’s Russian compartriot Andrey Esipenko. His lone loss was also against a Russian, current leader Ian Nepominachtchi, after starting the day with a draw against the reigning World rapid champion Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan).

With three rounds to go in the league, Praggnanandhaa has 15 points from a maximum of 36. Nepomniachtchi leads with 27, followed by Carlsen, Vladislav Artemiev and Vincent Keymer at 20. After the league, top eight finishers qualify for the knockout qualifiers.