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Indian GMs Arjun Erigaisi and P Harikrishna had a successful day, eliminating veteran players Peter Leko of Hungary and Nils Grandelius of Sweden in the fourth-round tiebreaker on Thursday.

Arjun defeated Leko 3-1 in the first set of the tiebreaker, while Harikrishna drew the first game and won the second, achieving an overall 2.5-1.5 victory to advance to the round of 16.

Meanwhile, R Praggnanandhaa could not keep up and lost to Russia’s Daniil Dubov, marking his exit from this year’s World Cup.

It is worth noting that in the previous edition held in 2023, Praggnanandhaa reached the finals before losing to the eventual winner, Magnus Carlsen of Norway.

Arjun faces a crucial next round as he will compete against the in-form Levon Aronian of the United States. A

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