Chess World Cup: Harikrishna wins, Sarin crashes out, Praggnanandhaa faces tie-break against veteran Pole
By PTI
SOCHI (RUSSIA): Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa let veteran Michal Krasenkow off the hook to lose the second game of the two-game mini-match in the third round of FIDE Chess World Cup here on Monday.
The experienced P Harikrishna, on the other hand, accepted a draw against lower-rated Constantin Lupulescu of Romania to advance to round four with a 1.5-0.5 margin.
A blunder on the 33rd move cost the 15-year old Praggnanandhaa dear as the 57-year-old Poland player used all his experience to close out a 44-move win.
The duo will battle it out in the tie-break on Tuesday to earn a spot in the fourth round.
Meanwhile, another talented Indian Nihal Sarin’s campaign came to an end, as he lost 0.5-1.5 to Dmitry Andreikin of Russia.
