Carlsen took down Gukesh, 17, with black pieces showing his endgame mastery and gained the upperhand over the Indian prodigy
Magnus Carlsen. Pic/AFP
Young Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh went down to world No.1 Magnus Carlsen in game one of their quarter-final in the FIDE World Cup chess tournament here on Tuesday.
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In another last eight clash, 19-year old GM Arjun Erigaisi pulled off a win in 53 moves over 18-year old GM R Praggnanandhaa to take a big step towards a spot in the semi-final.
Carlsen took down Gukesh, 17, with black pieces showing his endgame mastery and gained the upperhand over the Indian prodigy.
The Norwegian superstar is one draw away from the semi-finals.
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In the Praggu-Erigaisi match, a clash between two Indian prodigies, the latter came up trumps with black pieces.
Vidit Gujrathi, the fourth Indian player in the quarter-finals, was playing home favourite Nijat Abasov in another match.
Four Indians are featuring in the last eight of the World Cup for the first time with the Praggu-Erigaisi match-up ensuring one player from the country in the semi-finals.
Each match consists of two classical games followed by tie-breaks in the event of a 1-1 tie (in classical).
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