Arjun Erigaisi was handed defeat within the third spherical of the Tata Metal chess event by good pal Praggnanandhaa in 60 strikes. Whereas Pragg held the higher hand in a lot of the recreation, the top got here with checkmate being inevitable with Arjun Erigaisi’s king standing in the course of the board with none safety whereas Praggnanandhaa’s items surrounded it.
The defeat signifies that Arjun Erigaisi has not received a single recreation on the Tata Metal occasion since profitable the Challengers part in 2022 with a jaw-dropping rating of 10.5 out of 13. He had in actual fact received the occasion that 12 months with a spherical to spare.
That win had secured Arjun Erigaisi a spot within the Tata Metal Masters part the following 12 months. However he went by way of the 2023 version with no single victory and has continued that streak in 2025. He didn’t play at Wijk aan Zee final 12 months.
Within the earlier rounds on the Tata Metal chess event, Arjun Erigaisi misplaced to veteran Indian star Pentala Harikrishna in spherical 1 whereas being held to a attract spherical 2 by residence favorite Anish Giri.
INTERACTIVE: How Pragg defeated Arjun Erigaisi
A lot is anticipated from Erigaisi this 12 months, especuially since he has skilled his sights on qualifying for the Candidates event. He’s at present the highest ranked Indian participant on this planet, with a ranking of 2801 and a world rating of No 4, only one spot forward of Gukesh within the December 2024 revealed scores.
Gukesh and Caruana play draw
In different video games involving Indians, Gukesh managed to play out a draw in opposition to World No 2 Fabiano Caruana whereas teen Leon Luke Mendonca held the veteran Pentala Harikrishna to a draw.
The end result signifies that Gukesh remains to be unbeaten since changing into world champion.
Within the challengers part, Divya Deshmukh misplaced to Aydin Suleymanli whereas Vaishali misplaced to Kazakhstan’s Kazybek Nogerbek.
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