"VAN" (Sports Desk - 19.11.2025) :: The tension was evident as players entered into the playing hall today, several arriving just minutes before the clocks were started, a sure sign of the pressure mounting at this decisive stage of the World Cup. The air in the playing hall was quiet and concentrated, yet packed with spectators eager to witness the eight remaining players in action. With only four spots in the semifinals, chess fans were treated to a blend of high-stakes precision and tightly controlled risk. The outcome was draws across all boards, meaning tiebreaks in three of them, and GM Nodirbek Yakkuboev advancing as the first semi-finalist after his victory over Alexander Donchenko yesterday.
Before play began, the ceremonial first move was made by Anurag Singh Thakur, former Sports Minister of India, Member of Parliament, and Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Mines on Board 2, for Erigaisi vs. Wei Yi.
Quarterfinals Game 2 results:
- José Eduardo Martínez Alcántara ½-½ Javokhir Sindarov
- Arjun Erigaisi ½-½ Wei Yi
- Andrey Esipenko ½-½ Sam Shankland
- Alexander Donchenko ½-½ Nodirbek Yakubboev
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