Praggnanandhaa beats Artemiev
Praggnanandhaa did not lose a single opening game on each of the four days at the Airthings Masters. On Day 1, he drew with Liem Quang Le, day 2 started with a win against Aronian, day 3 was a draw against Abdusattorov and on the final day of the Prelims, he drew with Germany no.1 Vincent Keymer.
Round 13: Praggnanandhaa - Keymer: 0.5-0.5
Praggnanandhaa once again started the day with a solid draw against Vincent Keymer.
Round 14: Niemann - Praggnanandhaa: 1-0
Praggnanandhaa had a tiny window of opportunity against Hans Niemann (USA) in Round 14.
The only opportunity Praggnanandhaa had in the entire game was when White played 17.Rf2. Black needed to bring more pieces into the attack, i.e. 17...Nf6. Instead 17...g6 was played threatening Bf5. White saved the position 18.Qd2 and went on to win the game.
Round 15: Praggnanandhaa - Artemiev: 1-0
Praggnanandhaa finished the tournament on a high note as he won against Vladislav Artemiev (RUS) who had already qualified to the Quarterfinals.
25...Ra4 keeps the game balanced. However, 25...Bg7 tips the scale in White's favor. Find out how.
Alexandra Kosteniuk won her first game of the event after suffering 13 consecutive losses.
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Ian Nepomniachtchi made a cryptic tweet
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