Indian Grandmaster <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/chess-praggnanandhaa-beats-alireza-in-armageddon-23351616" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">R Praggnanandhaa</a> lost to World Champion Ding Liren in the Armageddon tie-breaker after the two played out a draw under normal time control in the second round of the Norway Chess tournament here.
The second round of the prestigious event saw all three classical games ending up in a draw once again.
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India&rsquo;s prodigy Praggnanandhaa, who went with a 2-0 head-to-head lead against Liren, played out his first classical draw in the main event.
But the Chinese GM won in the Armageddon tie-breaker.
In the women&rsquo;s section, R Vaishali defeated fellow Indian Koneru Humpy to register her first classical win in the tournament. Despite Humpy&rsquo;s slight advantage in the opening, a critical blunder under time pressure allowed Vaishali to claim victory.
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The second round of the prestigious event saw all three classical games ending up in a draw once again.

Norway Chess: Pragg goes down to Liren, Vaishali beats Humpy

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