Tag: Chess

Indian teenager Arjun Erigaisi stuns World Champion Magnus Carlsen in Aimchess Rapid tourney

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Indian teenager Arjun Erigaisi stuns World Champion Magnus Carlsen in Aimchess Rapid tourney The 19-year-old Erigaisi, who had gone down to compatriot Vidit Santosh Gujrathi to make a losing start in the event, is currently in fifth place after eight rounds. Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi on Sunday hogged the spotlight, beating world champion Magnus Carlsen in round seven of the preliminaries of the Aimchess Rapid online chess tournament. The 19-year-old Erigaisi, who had gone down to compatriot Vidit Santosh Gujrathi to make a losing start in the event, is currently…

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Julius Baer Generation Cup: India’s Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi reaches semifinals; R Praggnanandhaa bows out

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Julius Baer Generation Cup: India’s Arjun Erigaisi reaches semifinals; R Praggnanandhaa bows out World champion Magnus Carlsen, a winner over Levon Aronian of USA), will face 17-year old Keymer while the other semifinal will feature Vietnam’s Liem Quang Le and Erigaisi. Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi edged out fellow teenager Christopher Yoo in the quarterfinals via tie-breaker to reach the last four round of the Julius Baer Generation Cup online rapid chess tournament on Friday. Erigiasi’s compatriot R Praggnanandhaa, however, crashed out, losing 1-3 to Germany’s Vincent Keymer. World champion Magnus…

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