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Keymer, meanwhile, ran low on time and wasted some moves moving his rook back and forth to just draw. The Indian obviously understood it better and used his pieces well to win a couple of pawns.

The Indian won a rook for a minor piece and when it comes to technicalities, no one can doubt the acumen of Praggnanandhaa. “Yesterday (the second round) was nothing, in the first round I had a ...

Chithambaram was quite unstoppable as he kept increasing the pressure till Keymer walked into a lost rook and pawns endgame; it took 45 moves in all. Praggnanandhaa has shown his ability to play all ...

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