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Praggnanandhaa loses to Keymer in Sinquefield Cup
The Hindu reports that R Praggnanandhaa lost to Germany's Vincent Keymer in round three of the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis. The Indian grandmaster blundered and was checkmated, a rare outcome at…
The Story in Brief
The Hindu reports that R Praggnanandhaa lost to Germany's Vincent Keymer in round three of the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis. The Indian grandmaster blundered and was checkmated, a rare outcome at this level. He stays on 1.5 points, now joint fourth with Keymer, Fabiano Caruana and Sevian Samuels. Wesley So beat Caruana to become sole leader on 2.5 points, followed by Levon Aronian and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave on two points each. Javokhir Sindarov, who will challenge D Gukesh for the world title later this year, has one point. Six rounds remain in the $475,000 event.
The Indian Opinion
The Indian prodigy cannot win every game, yet some fans will treat this loss as a crisis. Praggnanandhaa remains joint fourth with six rounds to go in a field of ten. Wesley So leads alone, but no one remembers round-three standings after a nine-round event. The real test is whether the teenager learns from this mistake and returns sharper tomorrow.
Source: thehindu.com
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