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GM Praggnanandhaa, Divya Deshmukh score successive wins
Updated On: 04 October, 2019 07:54 AM IST | | PTI
Fourteen-year-old Praggnanandhaa was among the 12 players, including four other Indians, to maintain a clean slate and pick up the maximum possible two points so far
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Indian prodigies- GM Praggnanandhaa R and Woman International Master Divya Deshmukh notched up their second straight victories as Round 2 of the World Youth Chess Championship, which concluded on Thursday. Chennai's Praggnanandhaa got the better of Poland's Antoni Kozak in the Open U18, while Divya routed Bhagyashree Patil in the Girls U14 to underline their form and preparedness for the 11-round mega event. Fourteen-year-old Pragg was among the 12 players, including four other Indians, to maintain a clean slate and pick up the maximum possible two points so far.
The country's second youngest Grandmaster Pragg, playing white, opened with the King's Indian. On move 17, he sacrificed his Rook for a Knight as he put pressure on Antoni's King. The Pole soon returned the sacrifice, hoping to get away unscathed. But Pragg was meticulous in his play and swiftly marched towards the victory. In the same group, top seed GM Shant Sargsyan of Armenia played brilliantly to knock out China's Shixu Wang. In a complicated endgame, Sargsyan played aggressively with his pawns, which ultimately proved to be the deciding factor in his win.
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