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

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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