Chess World Cup 2023 Live Updates: Pressure on Gukesh to beat Magnus Carlsen; Pragg needs win over Arjun Erigaisi | Chess News
Chess World Cup 2023 quarter-finals live updates: Young Indian grandmaster D Gukesh lost the first game of the FIDE World Cup quarter-finals to world no 1 Magnus Carlsen on Tuesday. Carlsen defeated the 17-year old from India with black pieces and will just need a draw today to enter the semis. Gukesh, who became the country’s top-ranked chess player during the World Cup, will have to play out of his skin on Wednesday to force a victory, which will send the game into the tiebreakers.In the all-Indian quarter-final between two prodigies, Arjun Erigaisi beat good friend R Praggnanandhaa in 53 moves. Meanwhile, the fourth Indian in the fray, Vidit Gujrathi, drew against home favourite Nijat Abasov in another match.INTERACTIVE: You can follow the move–move action from the Gukesh vs Magnus Carlsen game below and also click on the notations at the right of the board to retrace the way the game developed
INTERACTIVE: You can follow the move–move action from the Arjun Erigaisi vs R Praggnanandhaa game below and also click on the notations at the right of the board to retrace the way the game developed
INTERACTIVE: You can follow the move–move action from the Vidit Gujrathi vs Nijat Abasov game below and also click on the notations at the right of the board to retrace the way the game developed
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