Magnus Carlsen persisted a defeat to younger Vincent Keymer to depart his FIDE Global Cup marketing campaign tethering at the verge of collapse. the arena #1 and five-time global champion has famously by no means received the FIDE Global Cup. The 18-year-old German had by no means overwhelmed Carlsen in a classical sport ahead of nowadays. Carlsen now will wish to win the opposite sport on Thursday, which can then drive the come upon right into a tiebreak.
Carlsen will likely be hoping to keep away from the destiny of different favoured gamers like Anish Giri (who was once knocked out by way of Nijat Abasov) and Teimour Radjabov (who misplaced to Jaime Santos).
In the meantime, India’s quartet of youth grandmasters didn’t organize a win on Wednesday, however they’d admirable effects. Specifically spectacular had been R Praggnanandhaa and Nihal Sarin. Whilst Praggnanandhaa (enjoying with black items) controlled to carry the recently-married Hikaru Nakamura to a draw, Nihal held two-time global championship contender Ian Nepomniachtchi to a comfy draw with black items.
Nihal Sarin from India drew with Ian Nepomniachtchi in a forged Catalan opening.@FIDE_chess #FIDEWorldCup
— Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking) August 9, 2023
India’s D Gukesh, who has risen to the location of the rustic’s top-rated chess participant within the reside rankings, held Andrey Esipenko to a draw. Arjun Erigaisi additionally ended up with a draw in opposition to Javokhir Sindarov regardless of having an high-quality place at one level.
Harika Dronavalli from India defended an inferior place and salvaged a draw in opposition to Eline Roebers from the Netherlands. India’s Koneru Humpy reacted badly to Georgia’s Bela Khotenashvili opening novelty and misplaced.@FIDE_chess #FIDEWorldCup
— Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking) August 9, 2023
The opposite Indian GM within the fray, Vidit Gujrathi, controlled to overpower French GM Etienne Bacrot with white items.
Within the girls’s phase, Harika Dronavalli drew in opposition to Eline Roebers whilst Koneru Humpy misplaced to Bella Khotenashvili with white items.