New Delhi: Grandmaster Diptayan Ghosh caused the biggest upset of the World Chess Cup , ousting former world championship challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia after winning the second game of the second round in Goa on Wednesday.

In what was simply a one-sided affair, Ghosh did not give any chance to Nepomniachtchi, who was rather erratic with his white pieces. The opening gave Ghosh an unclear position early, and Nepomniachtchi missed a simple tactic early in the middle game, which cost him a pawn.

Once the technicalities arrived, Ghosh was at the top of his game and kept on increasing pressure by exchanging pieces at regular intervals. Soon, it was a rook and pawns endgame on the board in no time.

“This is certainly the biggest victory of my chess career, beating Nepo in a mat

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