India, Nov. 1 -- Recently crowned junior world chess champion Pranav V and seasoned grandmaster Surya Shekhar Ganguly began their campaign at the Chess World Cup in Panaji with wins, on the first day of Round 1 on Saturday.

Iniyan Pa and Pranesh M also managed to pick up wins. Crucially, all the four Indian winners on the day were playing white pieces and will begin Sunday's matches with black pieces.

Pranav V, who in March became the first Indian since Abhijeet Gupta in 2008 to become Under-20 world champion, beat Algeria's Boulrens Ala Eddine, while Ganguly beat Azerbaijan's Ahmad Ahmadzada.

Pa beat Cuba's Berdayes Ason Dylan Isidro and Pranesh beat Kazakhstan's Satbek Akhmedinov.

Another Indian who was playing with white pieces was...