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Praggnanandhaa Wins Maiden St Louis Rapid and Blitz Title
R Praggnanandhaa won the Grand Chess Tour’s St Louis Rapid and Blitz title with a round to spare, securing his first championship in the rapid and blitz format. The Hindu BusinessLine reports…
The Story in Brief
R Praggnanandhaa won the Grand Chess Tour’s St Louis Rapid and Blitz title with a round to spare, securing his first championship in the rapid and blitz format. The Hindu BusinessLine reports that he finished on 23.5 points, ahead of Javokhir Sindarov on 22 and Wesley So on 20.5. NDTV and The Economic Times report a score of 23 out of 35 points and a 1.5-point winning margin, indicating a discrepancy in the final tally.
BusinessLine says Praggnanandhaa did not lose on the final day, won the rapid section and lost once in blitz. The result moved him to second in the overall Grand Chess Tour standings. He also won Norway Chess earlier this year.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy reading is that one tournament has suddenly made Praggnanandhaa unbeatable. That is not supported by the record: he won this event, but the overall tour still has a final classical tournament ahead. The competing scores also show why precision matters when celebrating a result. His next test is straightforward: where he finishes in the final event, and whether he stays in the tour’s top three, will better measure the season’s strength.
Sources (3): sports.ndtv.com, thehindubusinessline.com, economictimes.indiatimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
