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Praggnanandhaa beats Wei Yi, to meet Giri in semis of Chessable Masters Final

India’s teenage chess sensation Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has stormed into the semifinals of the Chessable Masters Final, beating China’s Wei Yi in the knock

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MUMBAI: India's teenage chess sensation Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has stormed into the semifinals of the Chessable Masters Final, beating China's Wei Yi in the knock-out quarterfinals of the online chess series. Two days after beating world champion Magnus Carlsen in a rapid game for the second time this year, the 16-year-old Praggnanandhaa overcame a spirited comeback from Wei Yi to win 2.5-1.5. Pragg now meets Dutch Super Grandmaster Anish Giri in the last-four stage. The red-hot Dutchman knocked out Norway's No.2 Aryan Tari with a game to spare as he went 18 unbeaten in the event so far.

The other semi-final in Leg 4 of the Champions Chess Tour is an equally mouth-watering prospect with world No.1 Carlsen up against world No.2 Ding Liren of China. IANS

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