Overview
- After two drawn classical games, Erigaisi saved a lost first rapid with black before losing the second in 79 moves to concede the match to Wei Yi.
- Erigaisi’s exit ends India’s campaign at the 206-player knockout hosted in Goa.
- Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Yakubboev had already secured the first semifinal berth by defeating Alexander Donchenko 1.5–0.5 in classical play.
- The quarterfinals between Javokhir Sindarov vs Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara and Andrey Esipenko vs Sam Shankland moved to tiebreaks after two draws apiece.
- In their second classical game, commentators noted Erigaisi missed a concrete winning try after Wei Yi’s 20...Qc6 and 21...Nd7, sending the match to faster time controls.