Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa finishes the rapid portion of the Croatian leg of the Grand Chess Tour tied for the lead after a strong run on the final day. After being slightly behind following the second day, Praggnanandhaa wins his final three rapid games, defeating Ivan Saric (Croatia), Deac Bogdan-Daniel (Romania), and Anish Giri (Netherlands). These results allow him to catch up to Firouzja Alireza of France, with both players finishing the rapid section on 12 points. The rapid standings also keep several challengers close. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France and Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan end with 11 points, remaining within striking distance of the joint leaders. World champion D Gukesh of India and Vincent Keymer of Germany are at 10 points. With the blitz segment still to be played, Giri has eight points, one ahead of Deac and Jorden van Foreest of the Netherlands, while Saric remains bottom on two points.
Praggnanandhaa ties for lead as Grand Chess Tour rapid ends in Croatia
Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa finishes the rapid portion of the Croatian leg of the Grand Chess Tour tied for the lead after a strong run on the final day. After being slightly behind following...
- R Praggnanandhaa and Firouzja Alireza finish the rapid section tied for first with 12 points.
- Praggnanandhaa wins the final three rapid rounds, defeating Ivan Saric, Deac Bogdan-Daniel, and Anish Giri.
- Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Nodirbek Abdusattorov finish the rapid section on 11 points.
- D Gukesh and Vincent Keymer finish on 10 points.
- The blitz section remains ongoing after the rapid concludes.
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa won three matches in a row on the final day to tie for the first place with Firouzja Alireza of France on 12 points as the rapid section of the Croatian leg of the Grand Chess Tour ended here. Having fallen a little behind after the second day, Praggnanandhaa reserved his best for the last three rounds and defeated Ivan Saric of Croatia, Deac Bogdan-Daniel of Romania and Anish Giri of the Netherlands to finally catch up with Alireza. The other Frenchman Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan remained within striking distance of the two leaders with a fine finish in the rapid section to reach 11 points while world champion D Gukesh of India and Vincent Keymer of Germany are right on their toes with 10 points each. With 18 rounds in the blitz section still to played, Giri is on eight points and is a full point ahead of Deac and Jorden van Foreest of the Netherlands while Saric stands last with just two points in his bag. For
1 month agoHaving fallen a little behind after the second day, Praggnanandhaa reserved his best for the last three rounds and defeated Ivan Saric of Croatia, Deac Bogdan-Daniel of Romania and Anish Giri of the Netherlands to finally catch up with Alireza
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