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4 Indian chess players advance to semifinals of World Cadets and Youth Rapid Championships

4 Indian chess players advance to semifinals of World Cadets and Youth Rapid Championships
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Md Imtiaz

Published: 21 Dec 2020 11:26 AM GMT

Four out of twelve Indian chess players, GM Nihal Sarin, GM D Gukesh, WIM Rakshitta Ravi and Mrinmoy Rajkhowa, have advanced to the semi-finals of FIDE Online World Cadets and Youth Rapid Championships. They all have advanced in the Semi-Finals in Under-18 Open, Under-14 Open, Under-16 Girls and Under-10 Open, respectively. Semi-Finals will take place today in the best of two games and Armageddon if the score ends up in a 1-1 tie.

In the quarters, Nihal beat Just Wang by 1.5-0.5, Gukesh beat Pranav 2-1, Rakshitta beat Hernandez 2-1 and Mrinmoy was the only Indian to beat his opponent Ryo Chen by 2-0.

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