India Chess Wrap, May 16: Praggnanandhaa Wins Superbet Chess Classic After Tiebreak Thriller

R Praggnanandhaa Wins Superbet Chess Classic 2025, Defeats Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Alireza Firouzja in Blitz Tie-Breaks To Clinch Title | 🏆 LatestLY

The 19-year-old produced a stellar performance to come out on top in the end, beating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the tie-breaks. R Praggnanandhaa had finished top at the end of the final round jointly alongside Alireza Firouzja and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. 🏆 R Praggnanandhaa Wins Superbet Chess Classic 2025, Defeats Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Alireza Firouzja in Blitz Tie-Breaks To Clinch Title.

India Chess Wrap, May 16: Praggnanandhaa Wins Superbet Chess Classic After Tiebreak Thriller

Praggnanandhaa was leading the tournament before the final round, but his draw against Levon Aronian allowed Firouzja and Vachier-Lagrave to catch up by winning their last games.

Superbet Classic: R Praggnanandhaa Takes Sole Lead With Win Over Wesley So

The victory with black, took Praggananandhaa to five points in all on a day when World champion D Gukesh also registered his first victory at the expense of Levon Aronian.

Praggnanandhaa wins Superbet Classic after a tough tiebreak

Bucharest, May 17: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France to win his first-ever tournament on the Grand Chess Tour by showcasing his supremacy in the Superbet Classic here. The Indian, after drawing with the Armenian-American GM Levon Aronianin in the final round, was assured of a tie for the first place. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Alireza Firouzja also won to match Praggnanandhaa on 5.5 points. This led to a tieb…

India’s R Praggnanandhaa Clinches First Grand Chess Tour Title at 2025 Superbet Chess Classic - The Logical Indian

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa triumphed at the Superbet Chess Classic 2025 in Bucharest, Romania, on 16 May, winning his first Grand Chess Tour title after a thrilling three-way blitz tiebreak against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France and Iran-born French star Alireza Firouzja. All three finished the classical rounds tied at 5.5 points out of nine, but Praggnanandhaa’s calm and precise play in the blitz deciders secured him the championship…

Praggnanandhaa takes sole lead at Superbet classic after defeating Wesley So

In Chess, Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa ended his run of draws to take sole lead ahead of the final round of the Superbet Classic in Bucharest, Romania. He defeated Filipino-American Grandmaster Wesley So in the eighth round. Meanwhile, world champion D. Gukesh defeated Levon Aronian of the USA to end his winless streak in the tournament. Both Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa won their respective games with the black pieces. Praggnanandhaa leads…