Mumbai, Nov. 10 -- For a few seconds that may have felt like an eternity Vidit Gujrathi sat at the table, analysing the chess pieces, hoping for a way out. There was none. With a forlorn expression, he resigned against American grandmaster Sam Shankland. And with the 3.5-2.5 defeat, his journey at the 2025 Chess World Cup came to an end in the third round tiebreaks. Sunday was a mixed day for the Indian contingent in Arpora, Goa. Three players from the host country were competing in the third round tiebreaks, hoping to join the four who had already made it to the next round. While Gujrathi and SL Narayanan were beaten, Karthik Venkataraman managed to secure a spot in the fourth round. By most assumptions though - even that of world No.5 Ani...