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Praggnanandhaa wins Superbet Chess Classic, but world champion Gukesh’s form raises concerns
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Chess world champion, D Gukesh of India, had another tough outing as he continues to struggle for form in 2025 after winning the World Chess Championship.
Indian chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa secured his second big title of 2025 on Friday as he won the Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2025, in contrast to world champion and compatriot D Gukesh, who finished joint sixth to ninth in the 10-player field.
This is the first Grand Chess Tour victory for the 19-year-old Praggnanandhaa, who took a prize money of $77,667 (Rs 66,48,345 approximately). Earlier, he won the
Tata Steel Chess 2025
.
Praggnanandhaa’s victory, however, wasn’t clear-cut as he was tied for the first position with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Alireza Firouzja at the end of the nine rounds of classical chess. Praggnanandhaa eventually won a three-way tiebreaker to emerge as the winner.
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