India, Nov. 9 -- Mexican GM Jose Martinez Alcantara knocked out Nodirbek Abdusattorov in style at the ongoing Chess World Cup 2025 in Goa. Martinez won the first game on Friday, and then on Saturday, he not only managed to hold Nodirbek but also won the second game. Meanwhile, Nodirbek has also now dropped to 18th in the live chess rankings.

Commentator David Howell hailed Martinez for his win and reminded fans of Vladimir Kramnik's accusations of cheating. "Jose is making a lot of people eat their words, people who doubted him, who saw him play so well online. Now he's backing it up over the board," he said.

Kramnik had posted numerous controversial tweets on X, including statistics that claimed many players were cheating, and Martinez...