R Praggnanandhaa finishes tied for third after the final day of the Croatian leg of the Grand Chess Tour, while D Gukesh places sixth and Alireza Firouzja wins the event. Multiple reports say Praggnanandhaa starts the last day with a loss to Vincent Keymer. He then rebounds strongly, scoring 6 points from his final eight games, including a win sequence in the latter part of the tournament. His other loss on the day comes against compatriot Gukesh. The sources also agree that Alireza is Praggnanandhaa’s main final-day opponent, with Praggnanandhaa losing to Alireza during the closing stages. Overall standings reflect Praggnanandhaa’s recovery after the early defeat, resulting in a tie for third place. Gukesh’s performance is less advanced than Praggnanandhaa’s, and he ends the tournament in sixth place. Alireza’s results across the last day give him the top finish in the Croatian leg of the Grand Chess Tour.
Praggnanandhaa ties third as Gukesh finishes sixth; Alireza wins Croatian leg of Grand Chess Tour
R Praggnanandhaa finishes tied for third after the final day of the Croatian leg of the Grand Chess Tour, while D Gukesh places sixth and Alireza Firouzja wins the event. Multiple reports say Praggnan...
- R Praggnanandhaa ends the Croatian leg of the Grand Chess Tour tied for third.
- D Gukesh finishes sixth in the same event.
- Praggnanandhaa loses to Vincent Keymer on the final day.
- Praggnanandhaa also loses to compatriot D Gukesh on the final day.
- Alireza Firouzja wins the event; Praggnanandhaa loses to him as well.
The Indian star began the final day with a loss against Vincent Keymer but then did well to score 6 points out of the last eight games. His other loss came against compatriot D. Gukesh but Praggnanandhaa's main victim was Alireza
3 hours agoGrandmaster R Praggnanandhaa bounced back with a decent effort on the final day to finish tied third in the Croatian leg of the Grand chess tour on Monday.
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