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Arjun Erigaisi Through to Chess World Cup Quarterfinals, Says 'Taking One Game at a Time'
Arjun Erigaisi, now the highest-ranked player left, advanced by exploiting Aronian's draw offer and pressing a strong positional advantage, as seven of eight round 16 matches ended in draws.
- On Saturday, GM Arjun Erigaisi defeated GM Levon Aronian to advance to the quarterfinals with a Black win in Round 5 Game 2 at the Resort Rio Convention Centre, Arpora, Goa.
- Playing Black, Erigaisi broke through the centre to create an uneven pawn structure and used his knights to inflict kingside damage that Aronian could not recover from.
- After the win, Erigaisi confirmed he is the highest-ranked player remaining and will take matches one at a time despite regretting some early moves and unsure about queen placement.
- The round of 16 produced several tiebreak-bound matches, including GM P Harikrishna and GM Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara, who will decide their clash in tiebreakers on Sunday, with top three finishers qualifying for the Candidates tournament.
- The 2025 World Cup has become a graveyard for favourites with numerous early exits, as eight of the top ten seeds have been eliminated and seven of the eight round of 16 matches ended without a decisive result.
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Arjun Erigaisi through to Chess World Cup quarterfinals, says 'taking one game at a time'
Arjun is the highest-ranked player in the fray to win the FIDE World Cup and now remains just three steps away from winning the title after he defeated Levon Aronian on Saturday in Round of 16.
·Mumbai, India
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FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 Highlights, Round 5 Game 2: Arjun Erigaisi beats Levon Aronian to reach QF; Harikrishna vs Jose Martinez move to tiebreaks
FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 Round 5 Game 2 Highlights | Arjun Erigaisi, Pentala Harikrishna, Levon Aronian Today Match Results Live Streaming Online: Follow two Indians in action in Goa on Saturday.
·India
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