Indian Grandmasters Draw Matches as Vaishali Loses Opening Game at Total Chess Pilot
The Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot featured a fast classical format with 45-minute games, leading to intense time pressure. Indian players Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi each secured two draws in their matches against Vincent Keymer and Hans Niemann, respectively. Vaishali Rameshbabu lost her opening game to Maxime Vachier-Lagrave due to a late blunder but drew the return game. The event includes top players like Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana, with standings led by various grandmasters across groups.
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indianexpress broke this story on 11 Nov, 06:18 pm. Other outlets followed.
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