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SportsPTI | Chennai, May 23 | Updated on: May 23, 2022 The win in the 15th and final round of the preliminaries late on Sunday saw the teenaged GM knock

The preliminary stage of the Chessable Masters came to an end on Sunday. Anish Giri scored a win and two draws to keep the lead and win the single round-robin. Magnus Carlsen finished in second place, and was followed by Ding Liren and Praggnanandhaa. Wei Yi, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, David Anton and Aryan Tari also made it to the knockout stage.

The 16-year-old had defeated world champion Magnus Carlsen earlier in the online tournament.

Chennai, May 23 (PTI): Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated compatriot and GM Vidit Gujrathi to book a spot in the quarterfinals of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters 2022 online tournament. The win in the 15th and final round of the preliminaries late on Sunday saw the teenaged GM knock Gujrathi out of contention. The 16-year-old Praggnanandhaa will take on Wei Yi of China in the quarterfinals. Praggnanandhaa, who created a stir by beating world No.1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway earlier in the sixth round, scored 25 points to finish fourth behind Anish Giri (the Ne...

On the third day of the Chessable Masters, Anish Giri took the lead in the standings table after scoring three wins and a draw. Wei Yi, who had been leading until Friday, only managed two draws and dropped to fourth place. Magnus Carlsen is one point behind Giri in second place; Ding Liren is third. Sunday’s final three rounds of the preliminaries will decide which eight players move on to the knockout.