In keeping with their reputation, the teen trio of D. Gukesh, R. Praggnanandhaa and Nihal Sarin eased into the third round of the FIDE World Cup in Baku on a day when the Indian women had a highly fruitful outing.
K. Humpy, D. Harika, R. Vaishali and Divya Deshmukh advanced on Thursday but Mary Ann Gomes impressed again by making light of a rating difference of over 200 points to hold Kateryna Lagno. Tie-break games will decide the fate of Mary on Friday.
Karthik Venkataraman also punched way above his weight to hold second seed Hikaru Nakamura for the second time.