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Panaji (Goa) [India], November 19 (ANI): India's challenge in the FIDE World Cup 2025 came to an end on Wednesday after grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi went down against China's GM Wei Yi in the quarterfinal tiebreak here.
Arjun was the only Indian left in the fray at the quarterfinal stage, and after drawing both the classical games, the tiebreak was always going to be a tricky contest.
The 22-year-old from Warangal went for the French defence in the first tiebreak game with black, and it looked like the Indian was in trouble in the middle game. But Wei's error on the 27th move, choosing a relatively safe move, allowed Arjun to mount a comeback and ensured that the match ended in a draw after 66 moves, as per a press release from FIDE.
Arjun, who had lost the quarterfinals tiebreak in the 2
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