Arjun Erigaisi, India's last remaining hope in the FIDE Chess World Cup, chose to take his chance against China's Wei Yi in tiebreakers after playing out another uneventful draw in the quarterfinals in Goa on Tuesday.

After a quick draw in their first classical game on Monday, Erigaisi had white today. However, players appeared adequately prepared, and although the Indian had a slight advantage in the middle game, it came to nothing as a draw was agreed upon on the 32nd move.

On Wednesday, they will play a series of tiebreakers, starting with two Rapid games (15 minutes, plus 10-second increment per move). If there is no decisive result at the end of the two games, more tiebreakers will be used to decide a winner.

Two other quarterfinal ties, between Javokhir Sindarov and Jose Martinez and Sam Shankland and Andrey Esipenko, also ended in a stalemate following a second draw and will head to tiebreakers.

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R Praggnanandhaa's final appearance in the last edition is the best finish by an Indian in the World Cup. Magnus Carlsen, who isn't participating in the ongoing edition, is the defending champion.

Praggnanandhaa crashed out in Round 4, while Pentala Harikrishna lost in Round 5 and World Champion D Gukesh exited in Round 3 of the knockout event that started earlier this month with 206 players.

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