Arjun dumped Leko 3-1 in the first set of the tie-breaker itself, while Harikrishna drew the first and then won the second for an overall 2.5-1.5 victory that took him to the last-16
Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa
Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi and P Harikrishna had another good day as they sent veteran Peter Leko of Hungary and Sweden’s Nils Grandelius packing in the fourth-round tie-breaker here on Thursday.
Arjun dumped Leko 3-1 in the first set of the tie-breaker itself, while Harikrishna drew the first and then won the second for an overall 2.5-1.5 victory that took him to the last-16.
R Praggnanandhaa, meanwhile, lost to Daniil Dubov of Russia to mark his exit from this year’s World Cup.
For Arjun the next round will be crucial as he will take on in-form Levon Aronian of United States. He is the only player in history to have won the World Cup twice.
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