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Vice-president Ramsahay Prasad Yadav delivered a keynote speech in the opening ceremony of the 7th China South Asia Expo and 27th China Kunming Import and Export Fair organised by the Ministry of Commerce and the People’s Government of Yunnan Province of China on Wednesday.
Praggnanandhaa and Fabiano Caruana scored wins on Sunday to knock out Ferenc Berkes and Jan-Krzysztof Duda respectively. While Pragg is set to face Arjun Erigaisi in an all-Indian quarterfinal, Caruana will play Leinier Dominguez in a duel of US grandmasters. Gukesh and Magnus Carlsen also secured their spots in the next stage when they will face each other. In the women’s section, three out of four quarterinal matchups will be decided in tiebreaks, as only Tan Zhongyi has secured a spot in the semifinals. | Photo: FIDE / Anna Shtourman
Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Erigaisi and Vidit have made it 4 Indians out of the 8 men's quarterfinalists. Meanwhile, Harika lost her quarterfinal match on the women's side.
The temptation to classify the 2023 FIDE Chess World Cup quarterfinal between Magnus Carlsen and D Gukesh as master vs apprentice is almost too great — especially after the pair’s spell as teammates for Alpine Warriors in the recently concluded Global Chess League — but when the pair sit across...
Five out of eight games ended decisively at the start of the round-of-16 in the open section of the World Cup. Rating favourites Magnus Carlsen, Dommaraju Gukesh, Leinier Dominguez and Arjun Erigaisi all won, while Nijat Abasov was the one rating underdog to grab a full point. In the quarterfinals of the women’s section, Tan Zhongyi and Nurgyul Salimova obtained wins on Saturday. | Photo: FIDE / Stev Bonhage