Chess World Cup, Round 2: Kolkata’s Diptayan ousts Nepomniachtchi; Gukesh, Erigaisi advance
It is only the second round, and the chess World Cup has already heated up. On a dramatic Wednesday evening at Resort Rio in Arpora, Goa, two seeds were knocked out and one of those giant-killers was an Indian. Diptayan Ghosh stunned 12th seeded Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi with black pieces to ensure a place in…
