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Praggnanandhaa defeats Azerbaijan GM Vasif in 9th round

He did the star turn for India 'B' against Azerbaijan, beating Vasif Durarbayli in 66 moves.

Praggnanandhaa defeats Azerbaijan GM Vasif in 9th round
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CHENNAI: Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa won against Azerbaijan GM Vasif Durarbayli on Sunday during his Round 9 game against Azerbaijan at the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022.

He did the star turn for India 'B' against Azerbaijan, beating Vasif Durarbayli in 66 moves.

Teen Grandmaster D Gukesh saw his winning streak come to a halt after he drew his top board game against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov after having notched up eight victories on the trot.

Results: India's matches: Open: India 'A' beat Brazil 3-1 (P Harikrishna drew to Param Maghdoodloo, Vidit S Gujrathi drew with Alexandr Fier, Arjun Erigaisi beat Krikov Sevag Mekhitarian, K Sasikiran beat Andre Diamant).

India 'B' drew with Azerbaijan 2-2 (D Gukesh drew with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Nihal Sarin drew with Rauf Mamedov, R Praggnanandhaa beat Vasif Durarbayli, Raunak Sadhwani lost to Nijat Abasov).

India 'C' beat Paraguay 3-1 (Surya Shekhar Ganguly lost to Axel Bachmann, S P Sethuraman beat Rami Delgado, Karthikeyan Murali beat Jose Fernando Cubas, Abhimanyu Puranik beat M Ruben D Zacarias).

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