MIAMI, Aug 19: Indian prodigy R Praggnanandhaa handed world No.6 Levon Aronian a 3-1 thrashing in the fourth round to notch up his fourth consecutive win in the FTX Crypto Cup, the American finale of Champions Chess Tour, on Friday. The 17-year old Indian is in joint lead with 12 match points along with world No.1 Magnus Carlsen, who defeated Quang Liem Le of China 3-1. Praggnanandhaa won the third game with white pieces after the first two in the […]
MIAMI, AUGUST 20: Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa’s winning run came to an end at the hands of China’s Quang Liem Le in the fifth round of the FTX Crypto Cup, the American finale of Champions Chess Tour in Miami. Liem Le scored an emphatic 2.5-0.5 win over the teenage Indian GM, securing victories in games two and three after the opener ended in a draw. A 43-move win in the third game sealed the deal for Liem Le as Praggnanandhaa’s […]
Also on the fourth day of play at the FTX Crypto Cup in Miami, GMs Magnus Carlsen and Praggnanandhaa R. won their matches without needing a tiebreak. The duo is now four points ahead of GM Alireza Firouzja, who is on eight points, followed by GM Levon Aronian on five points. GM Hans Niemann is suffering,
GM Ding Liren won the 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour's Chessable Masters despite a comeback by GM Praggnanandhaa R, who won Thursday's second mini-match. It was Ding who clinched the title and the $25,000 first prize by winning a two-game playoff. How to watch?The games of the 2022 Chessable Masters'
The Indian boy wonder Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa launched an incredible fightback to win the second phase of his two-round final against Ding Liren of China and force a tiebreak in the Chessable Masters, the fourth leg of the nine-round USD 1.6 .