Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi remained the lone Indian in the quarterfinals after P Harikrishna was eliminated by Jose Martinez Alcantara of Mexico in the fifth-round tie-break games of the FIDE World Cup in Panaji on Sunday.

Harikrishna, who had displayed sublime form so far, finally ran out of luck and ideas against Martinez, who had earlier created a buzz in the event by defeating Nodirbek Yakubboev of Uzbekistan.

With his third higher-rated scalp in the knockout event, the Peruvian-Mexican Grandmaster is eyeing a chance of a lifetime as he has a great opportunity to make it to the semifinals and subsequently fight for the top-three slots, which will guarantee him a place in next........

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