Arjun Erigaisi Bows Out In World Blitz Championships Semifinals, Claims Bronze

Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi faced a heartbreaking semifinal defeat to top Uzbek player Nodirbek Abdusattorov, settling for a bronze medal on a day when defending champion Magnus Carlsen made a brilliant comeback to reach the final in the World Blitz Championship on Tuesday.

Carlsen, an eight-time world blitz champion, set up a title showdown with Abdusattorov after defeating American Fabiano Caruana 3-1 in the other semifinal.

Erigaisi, 22, can take pride in returning home with two World bronze medals—in rapid and blitz—an accomplishment achieved by very few players globally.