Nihal sarin: Is under immense pressure

Nihal Sarin is under immense pressure early in his first tiebreaks game against Stamatis. The Greek is on a mission to wipe out all the Indians on his way, first Divya Deshmukh and now he is keeping Nihal on bay. Nov 6, 2025 03:22 PM IST FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 Round 2 Tiebreaks Live Updates: Vidit against 12-year-old Nihal Sarin (born July 13, 2004) is an Indian chess Grandmaster who is currently playing for S8UL Esports. Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin, representing S8UL Esports, has officially qualified for the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2025 following a spectacular performance in the Chess Last Chance Qualifiers (LCQ).Nihal was one of only four players and the sole Indian to secure his spot at the global tournament through the LCQ, which completes the 16-player roster for Speed demon Nihal Sarin’s career starting to gather pace again after years of slowdown Chances to play against 2,700+ bracket players in closed invitational events is rare for Nihal Sarin because of India’s burgeoning riches with first preference for organisers of Norway Chess and Tata Steel Chess in Wijk aan Zee being D Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi.