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Chess World Cup: Erigaisi storms into Rd-of-16; Praggnanandhaa bows out

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

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Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa

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.

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