GM Arjun Erigaisi was held to a draw by GM Wei Yi in their FIDE World Cup 2025 quarterfinal, forcing a tiebreak in Panaji. Nodirbek Yakubboev advanced to the semis, while two other matches also head to tiebreaks

Hyderabad: GM Arjun Erigaisi could not convert his advantage in the middle game and had to settle for a draw in the second game against GM Wei Yi as their FIDE World Cup 2025 quarterfinal heads to a tiebreak in Panaji (Goa).

Having played a quick draw with black on Monday, Arjun expectedly looked for a win with white, and it looked like the highest ranked player left in the competition had gained an upper hand in the middle game.

At that stage, the chess engines were suggesting a bishop sacrifice as the top move to drive home the advantage, but Arjun went with a relatively stea

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