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

  • On May 16, Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa clinched the 2025 Superbet Classic championship in Romania, prevailing in a three-way tiebreak playoff.
  • The event was part of the Grand Chess Tour 2025 and ended with a three-way tie between Praggnanandhaa, Alireza Firouzja, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, each scoring 5.5 points.
  • Praggnanandhaa led before the final round, defeated Wesley So with black pieces in round eight, and drew with Levon Aronian in the last round to reach the playoffs.
  • In the rapid tiebreaks, Praggnanandhaa drew with Firouzja and defeated Vachier-Lagrave with white pieces, securing the championship and Rs 66 lakhs prize money.
  • The victory establishes Praggnanandhaa as a leading player in the Grand Chess Tour, while fellow Indian D Gukesh scored his first win and finished ninth with four points.
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Indian Praggnandhaa Rameshbabu, 19 years old, won Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2025, the stage of the Great Chess Tour in Bucharest.

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NewsDrum broke the news in on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
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