India No.3 Vidit Gujrathi has certified for the FIDE chess World Cup 2021, to be held in Sochi, Russia from July 10 on the premise of his score.
With this, Grandmaster Gujrathi turns into the fourth Indian man to qualify for the upcoming World Cup, a press launch mentioned on Thursday.
The Nashik-based participant joins Grandmasters P Harikrishna, Aravindh Chidambaram and P Iniyan because the Indian males to have certified for the World Cup.
Meanwhile, Koneru Humpy, D Harika, Bhakti Kulkarni, R Vaishali and Padmini Rout have certified for the ladies’s occasion on the World Cup.
This will probably be Gujrathi’s third World Cup look, having beforehand featured in 2017 and 2019. The Indian mentioned he’s assured of placing up a pleasant present within the match.
“Really happy to be a part of the WC squad. Playing for India is always a proud moment and especially the World Cup which is the most prestigious event across any sport,” Gujrathi was quoted as saying.
“I am confident of putting up a nice show and will surely try to give my best in each and every game I play. Eagerly looking forward to the event as this is going to be my first Over the Board (OTB) event since February 2020,” he added.
He is presently ranked twenty third within the World.
The FIDE World Cup 2021 will probably be a Classical occasion with customary time management.
Iniyan had just lately received the AICF on-line qualifying occasion to ebook a berth within the World Cup.
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