Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated compatriot Arjun Erigaisi 5-4 via the sudden death tie-break to enter the semifinals of the FIDE World Cup chess tournament in Baku on Thursday.
With the win, the 17-year old Praggnanandhaa booked a place in the semifinals against American ace Fabiano Caruana and almost secured a spot in next year's Candidates event.
The teenaged chess star from Chennai, by virtually securing a place in the Candidates tournament, would be the only Indian other than five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand to feature in the Candidates.
