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New era for chess: Vidit fourth Indian in worlds quarters

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August 15, 2023

NEW DELHI: Vidit Gujrathi played some solid chess on Monday to beat two-time World Championship challenger Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi 4-2 in tiebreaks and seal a spot in the Chess World Cup quarterfinals in Baku, Azerbaijan, giving India four spots in the quarters of the premier event for the first time

- Ashish Magotra

New era for chess: Vidit fourth Indian in worlds quarters

Gujrathi will be joined in the next round by his younger compatriots D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi.

Gujrathi and Nepomniachtchi - Nepo as he's known-ended their classical games in draws on Saturday and Sunday, with the contest moving into tiebreaks on Monday.

The two would play two rapid games of 25-minutes each, then two games of 10-minutes each if required, and if still indecisive, two blitz games.

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