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The Chinese reigning world champion took a 1-0 lead after a 42-game battle in game 1.
Anish Sarkar, a trainee of GM Dibyendu Barua, has been given a rating by FIDE.
Arjun Erigaisi and D Gukesh are in prime positin to emulate their hero, who is a five-time world champion.
The 17-year-old from Chennai is on the cusp of becoming the youngest ever World Championship contender.
The prize money for the Indian leg of the tour will be $500,000.
Thirty-year-old Ding won the rapid chess playoff by 2.5 points to 1.5, capitalising on Nepomniachtchi's mistakes in time trouble in the last of the shorter-format games.
CCS has also announced a Capablanca Chess Foundation as part of it’s 7th anniversary celebration.
The lawsuit, filed at a US District Court in Missouri, also lists Carlsen's online chess platform Play Magnus, Chess.com executive Danny Rensch and American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura as defendants.
The 20-year-old Priyanka from Andhra Pradesh was found to have a pair of earbuds -- a banned item in chess tournaments -- in her jacket pocket.
Carlsen, 31, withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup in St Louis, Missouri, earlier this month after losing to the 19-year-old, who lags him by almost 200 Elo points.
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