Overview
- Arjun Erigaisi drew his second classical game with Wei Yi after 32 moves to leave their quarterfinal level at 1-1 and bound for rapid tiebreaks.
- Nodirbek Yakubboev became the first semifinalist by defeating Alexander Donchenko 1.5-0.5, drawing the second game after winning the first.
- The other quarterfinals, Andrey Esipenko vs Sam Shankland and Javokhir Sindarov vs Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara, also finished 1-1 and will be settled in tiebreaks.
- Reports note that in Game 2 Erigaisi bypassed an engine‑recommended bishop sacrifice for a steadier queen move, after which Wei defended to a draw.
- Erigaisi is set to start Wednesday’s rapid tiebreak with the black pieces, according to WION.