GM Alireza Firouzja was gifted a win when GM Raunak Sadhwani overslept their first game, before a draw in the second secured a spot in the 2024 WR Chess Masters Cup Semifinals. Firouzja will play GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, who beat GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov, while the other Semifinal sees GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, who defeated mentor GM Viswanathan Anand, take on GM Arjun Erigaisi, who beat GM Vidit Gujrathi.
The Semifinals of the WR Chess Masters Cup start on October 16 at 5 a.m. ET/11:00 CEST/2:30 p.m. IST.
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