Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov and China’s Wei Yi advanced to the FIDE World Cup final after winning their semifinals in rapid tiebreaks. Both secured Candidates spots, while Nodirbek Yakubboev and Andrey Esipenko will contest for the third and final berth
Arjun was the only Indian left in the fray at the quarterfinal stage, and after drawing both the classical games, the tiebreak was always going to be a tricky contest
With just one decisive game in the 14-player round-robin tournament at De Morian on Saturday, Abdusattorov and Praggnanandhaa maintained their shared lead with 4.5 points out of a possible six, while Gukesh remains close behind, trailing the leaders with four points.
