Pragg bounces back to jump to second spot

PTI

Warsaw, Updated At : 11:11 AM May 01, 2025 IST

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa bounced back from a poor start to climb to second in the overall standings at the end of the first half of the blitz section in the Superbet Rapid & Blitz tournament, which is part of the Grand Chess Tour. Praggnanandhaa’s efforts held him in good stead for a second day running. The Indian had not done well on the first two days of rapid chess but has come back strongly especially showing his expertise in the blitz section.

Praggnanandhaa had started with losses to Deac Bogdan-Daniel of Romania and Levon Aronian of United States but then recovered to beat Firouzja Alireza of France and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. In the last three rounds, Praggnanandhaa put it across Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria, compatriot Aravindh Chithambaram and David Gavrilescu of Romania.

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