PUNE: The tide has turned positively for Andhra Pradesh’s women chess player Priyanka Nutakki. The 20-year-old Woman Grandmaster (WGM) has qualified for the FIDE knockout World Cup in her first attempt in New Delhi on Thursday.
The 11th seed finished behind champion PV Nandhidhaa in the Asian Continental chess meet. Only two players from the women’s meet booked their seats for the World Cup scheduled next year.