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Harikrishna goes down; India’s hope rests on Arjun Erigaisi
Orissa POST
|November 17, 2025
India’s hopes in the FIDE World Cup 2025 will depend solely on second seed GM Arjun Erigaisi after GM P Harikrishna went down in the fifth round tiebreak against GM Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara here Sunday.
While Arjun had knocked off two-time champion GM Levon Aronian 1.5:0.5 in the two classical games, Harikrishna had to win the tiebreak against Martinez after drawing both the classical games.
‘The first two Rapid Games, which had 15 minute time control, also ended with a draw.
This story is from the November 17, 2025 edition of Orissa POST.
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