R. Praggnanandhaa, 15, became the youngest Indian to qualify to the fourth round of the Chess World Cup in Sochi, Russia. Praggnanandhaa secured a win in 67 moves in the second tie-break game against the Polish grandmaster Michał Krasenkow.
Indian Grandmasters R Praggnanandhaa and B Adhiban registered wins in the first game of the two-game mini-match in the second round of the FIDE #ChessWorldCup on Thursday.https://t.co/6ZtxTZ0mkz
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The youngster, who lost from a winning position in the second game on Monday, bounced back strongly to blank Michael Krasenkow 2-0 in the two rapid tiebreak games.
