Chess World Cup: D Gukesh enters second spherical

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh defeated Poland’s Pawel Teclaf within the tiebreak on Wednesday to enter the second spherical of the Men’s occasion within the FIDE World Cup chess match right here.
The two-game mini match had led to a 1-1 draw on Tuesday.
In the tie-break, Gukesh received the primary sport and settled for a draw within the second to e-book a spot within the subsequent spherical. He joins compatriots R Praggnanandhaa, Nihal Sarin, P Iniyan, B Adhiban, Aravindh Chithambaram within the second spherical.
The winners be part of Vidit Santosh Gujrathi and P Harikrishna, who acquired first-round byes, within the second spherical.
In the ladies’s occasion, Padmini Rout, R Vaishali and Bhakti Kulkarni posted wins within the first spherical. D Harika will likely be becoming a member of them within the second spherical, courtesy a bye within the first spherical.

Matches within the World Cup are being performed within the classical format.