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Prague Masters: R Praggnanandhaa Crushes Nodirbek Abdusattarov To Be Joint Second

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated overnight sole leader Nodirbek Abdusattarov of Uzbekistan to stake his claim for the top honours at the Prague Masters chess tournament in Prague. Winning with the black pieces, Praggnanandhaa came within striking distance of the sole leader in the ten-player round-robin event that still has three rounds remaining. Things worked out even better for Praggnanandhaa as the second-placed Parham Maghsoodloo of Iran went down to Nguyen Thai Dai Van of the Czech Republic.

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Prague Masters: R Praggnanandhaa Crushes Nodirbek Abdusattarov To Be Joint Second

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated overnight sole leader Nodirbek Abdusattarov of Uzbekistan to stake his claim for the top honours at the Prague Masters chess tournament in Prague. Winning with the black pieces, Praggnanandhaa came within striking distance of the sole leader in the ten-player round-robin event that still has three rounds remaining. Things worked out even better for Praggnanandhaa as the second-placed Parham Maghsoodloo of Iran went down to Nguyen Thai Dai Van of the Czech Republic.

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R Praggnanandhaa Checkmates Vidit Gujrathi, D Gukesh Falters Against David Navara

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa crashed through the defenses of compatriot Vidit Gujrathi but D Gukesh suffered a shock defeat from a position of strength against Czech Republic's David Navara of in the fifth round of the Prague Masters in Prague. Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattarov continued with his dream run and ran over Mateusz Bartel of Poland to emerge as the sole leader ahead of Parham Maghsoodloo of Iran, who played out a draw with Hungarian turned Romanian Richard Rapport.

R Praggnanandhaa Checkmates Vidit Gujrathi, D Gukesh Falters Against David Navara

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa crashed through the defenses of compatriot Vidit Gujrathi but D Gukesh suffered a shock defeat from a position of strength against Czech Republic's David Navara of in the fifth round of the Prague Masters in Prague. Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattarov continued with his dream run and ran over Mateusz Bartel of Poland to emerge as the sole leader ahead of Parham Maghsoodloo of Iran, who played out a draw with Hungarian turned Romanian Richard Rapport.

R Praggnanandhaa Blunders Again, Goes Down To Rapport

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa blundered for the second day running and lost to Richard Rapport of Romania in the third round of the Prague Masters Chess tournament underway in Prague. After briefly going ahead of Viswanthan Anand and attaining the top Indian status in the live rating list, this double blow cost the Indian dearly, and now a lot of hard-work remains in the last six rounds of the 10-player round-robin contest. It was drama all over, as Praggnanandhaa was not the only one to blow away his chances. Nodirbek Abdusattarov of Uzbekistan turned the tables on local star David Navara from a nearly hopeless position when the latter failed to keep his nerves under pressure after attaining a winning position.

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Prague Masters: R Praggnanandhaa Crushes Nodirbek Abdusattarov To Be Joint Second

Soccer star Sam Kerr faces racially aggravated harassment charge after Olympics racism protest

India's Horrid Run Continues, Lakshya Chahar Knocked Out Of World Olympic Boxing Qualifier

Prague Masters: R Praggnanandhaa Crushes Nodirbek Abdusattarov To Be Joint Second

Ecological 'disaster' warnings as Houthi-sunk ship leaches fertilizer into Red Sea

R Praggnanandhaa Checkmates Vidit Gujrathi, D Gukesh Falters Against David Navara

R Praggnanandhaa Checkmates Vidit Gujrathi, D Gukesh Falters Against David Navara

R Praggnanandhaa Blunders Again, Goes Down To Rapport