GM Arjun Erigaisi vs GM Peter Leko(Photo Credit: Michal Walusza/FIDE)
Panaji: Erigaisi Arjun and Wei Yi will most likely play the most crucial match of their chess professions the World Cup quarterfinals, from Monday. The Indian prodigy from Warangal, Telangana, was pipped by his buddy from Tamil Nadu R Praggnanandhaa at the very same phase in Azerbaijan 2 years earlier and missed out on the Candidates berth where Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh certified.Yi has actually seen such heartbreaks regularly. Regardless of being the youngest ever to cross Elo 2700 at age 15, he is yet to play in Candidates. The 26-year-old’s compatriot Wang Hao (like Pragg) had actually played one. And Ding Liren (like Gukesh) not simply played Candidates however won the World title too. The leading 3 finishers from the continuous knockout competition in Goa will make a Candidates area.
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No. 2 seed Arjun (live Elo 2775) has actually remained in excellent type in this fulfill, requiring tiebreaks simply when in 4 rounds of mini matches.
If beating a stalwart like Peter Leko 2-0 in 15-minute tiebreaks was persuading, the method he conquered the clever Aronian for his first classical win (4 previous draws) in the following round was a lot more outstanding. “My openings have actually been excellent,” stated Arjun.Make no error, No. 7 Yi (2757) will be no piece of cake. He is understood to play complex video games with an excellent mixture of preparation, technique, estimation and techniques.
He will not do not have inspiration. Yi experienced a little bit of stagnancy post-covid and did not jump towards Elo 2800 as was anticipated. He stays a force in spite of ending up last in the Norway fulfill in a six-player field.The Chinese medically transformed the opening benefit versus Samuel Sevian of the United States in the last-16. He is understood for his no-nonsense self evaluation. Yi informed Lichess: “It’s a pity that I missed out on the possibility in the 2nd video game of tiebreak versus Parham.
Approved I was worn out, however as a professional, you need to keep your kind regardless of this being a long competition.All 3 previous classical matches of Arjun and Yi came this year– all ending in draws.
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P Harikrishna fulfilled more than his match in Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara of Mexico. Martinez, who is getting assistance from fellow chess gamers, won 1.5-0.5 (total rating 3.5-2.5) in the 2nd set of 10-minute tiebreak, striking with black pieces.
The 26-yearold (Elo 2644) therefore went into the quarterfinals of World Cup on Monday.Quarterfinals lineup: TOP HALF: 1: Sindarov Javokhir (19 years, Uzb-2721 ELO) vs Jose Martinez (26, Mex-2644); 2: Yakubboev Nodirbek (23, Uzb-2689) vs Alexander Donchenko(27, Ger-2641)BOTTOM HALF: 3: Sam Shankland (34, USA-2654) vs Andrey Esipenko (23, Rus2683); 4: Arjun Erigaisi (22, Ind-2773) vs Wei Yi (26, Chn-2754)