Freestyle Chess Tour Paris Quarter-finals LIVE Updates: Erigaisi faces Nakamura challenge after Gukesh's elimination

Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025 Paris Quarter-finals LIVE Updates: With a semi-final spot on the line, Arjun Erigaisi will carry India’s hopes as he takes on Hikaru Nakamura in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour Paris quarter-finals on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Magnus Carlsen faces Nodirbek Abdusattorov, and D Gukesh, along with Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi, will feature in classification matches after early exits.

Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour Paris LIVE Updates: With the stakes rising at the Paris leg of the ongoing Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025 and a spot in the semi-finals up for grabs, Indian chess Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi will be carrying not just his personal ambitions but also India’s hopes on his shoulders when he faces Hikaru Nakamura in the quarter-finals on Wednesday. Magnus Carlsen faces Nodirbek Abdusattorov while world champion D Gukesh will compete in classification matches for deciding 9-12 positions. Besides Gukesh, India’s R Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi also made early exits from the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour Paris leg on Tuesday.

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