Praggnanandhaa, Divya score second successive wins in WYCC

Mumbai, Oct 3:
Indian prodigies GM Praggnanandhaa R and WIM Divya Deshmukh notched up their second straight victories in the second round of the World Youth Chess Championship here today.
Chennai’s Praggnanandhaa got the better of Poland’s Antoni Kozak in the Open U-18 while Nagpur’s Diya routed Bhagyashree Patil in the girls’ U-14 event to underline their form and preparedness for the 11-round mega event — India’s biggest chess tournament in recent times.
India’s second youngest GM, Praggnanandhaa, playing white, opened with the King’s Indian. On the 17th move, he sacrificed his Rook for a Knight as he put pressure on Antoni’s king. (PTI)

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