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

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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