GM R Praggnanandhaa advances to the fourth round of the FIDE World Cup 2025, defeating GM Hovhannisyan. Meanwhile, World Champion Gukesh D is knocked out after a loss to Frederik Svane. Three more Indians will play tiebreaks

Hyderabad: GM R Praggnanandhaa made the most of the slight advantage he gained in the middle game to beat GM Robert Hovhannisyan of Armenia, as four Indians booked a place in the fourth round of the FIDE World Cup 2025 in Panaji (Goa) on Saturday, while World Champion Gukesh D was knocked out.

Praggnanandhaa, who had to play a long tiebreak to reach the third round and then drew the first game with black, found himself in a tricky situation as it looked like Hovhannisyan had negated the Indian’s early advantage.

But the third-highest ranked Indian had a clear game

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