Overview
- On Sunday’s tiebreaks, Karthik Venkataraman defeated Bogdan‑Daniel Deac to advance, while Vidit Gujrathi lost to Sam Shankland and S L Narayanan was beaten by Yu Yangyi.
- India’s Round 4 lineup is R Praggnanandhaa vs Daniil Dubov, Arjun Erigaisi vs Peter Leko, Pentala Harikrishna vs Nils Grandelius, Pranav V vs Nodirbek Yakubboev, and Karthik Venkataraman vs Le Quang Liem.
- The tournament’s biggest shocks in Round 3 included world champion D Gukesh’s exit to Frederik Svane and top seed Anish Giri’s loss to Alexander Donchenko.
- An on‑board dispute in Pranav V’s match saw Titas Stremavicius complain about unrecorded moves, prompting a third arbiter’s intervention and a formal warning before play resumed.
- After a Monday rest day, Round 4 begins Tuesday in Panaji under the two‑game knockout format with rapid and blitz tiebreaks.