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Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Paris Quarter-finals: Pairings revealed as Erigaisi faces Nakamura
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Arjun Erigaisi, the only Indian Grandmaster to qualify for the knockouts, will face Hikaru Nakamura in the quarter-finals of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour Paris leg. Magnus Carlsen takes on Nodirbek Abdusattorov while D Gukesh failed to qualify.
The quarter-final pairings for the Paris Leg of Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025 have been revealed. Arjun Erigaisi, the only Indian Grandmaster to qualify for the knockouts will take on world No.2 Hikaru Nakamura of the USA in the last-eight clash. World No.1 Magnus Carlsen will face Uzbekistan sensation Nodirbek Abdusattorov.
Chess world champion D Gukesh will not be a part of the quarter-finals at the Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam as he
failed to qualify for the knockouts after finishing 11th in the 12-player round-robin standings. Only the top eight players qualified for the knockouts.
Besides, Gukesh, Indian Grandmasters Vidit Gujrathi (12th), R Praggnanandhaa (9th) and Richard Rapport (10th) also failed to progress to the quarter-finals.
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