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Prague Masters: R Praggnanandhaa Outwits Vincent Keymer To Join Aravindh Chithambaram In Lead

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa scored his second victory on the trot, outwitting Vincent Keymer of Germany to join compatriot Aravindh Chithambaram at the top on three points after the end of the fourth round of the Prague Masters. Aravindh survived some initial hiccups before signing peace with Sam Shankland of the United States, while top seed Wei Yi of China finally found his form at the expense of local star David Navara. Anish Giri of Netherlands played out his fourth draw in as many games with Gurel Ediz of Turkey, while Czech GM Nguyen Thai Dai Van also drew with Quang Leim Le of Vietnam in the other two games of the 10-player round-robin tournament.

Prague Masters: R Praggnanandhaa Draws With Aravindh Chithambaram

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa played out a draw with fellow Indian Aravindh Chithambaram as the two stayed a full point ahead of nearest challengers after the fifth round of Prague Masters chess tournament. With 3.5 points in their kitty, Aravindh and Praggnanandhaa are now followed by top seed Wei Yi of China, Anish Giri of Holland, Quang Leim Le of Vietnam and Vincent Keymer of Germany, who all have 2.5 points apiece. Sharing the sixth spot are the remaining four contestants, Czech duo of David Navara and Nguyen Thai Dai Van, Sam Shankland of United States and Gurel Ediz of Turkey.

Badminton: Singapore's Loh Kean Yew falls short at German Open, loses to Denmark's Axelsen in final

SINGAPORE: There would be no clean sweep of singles titles for Singapore at the German Open after Singapore's Loh Kean Yew fell to two-time Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in 54 minutes on Sunday (Mar 2).

Singapore's Yeo Jia Min wins German Open, ends badminton World Tour title drought

SINGAPORE: World number 13 Yeo Jia Min clinched her first Badminton World Federation (BWF) title since 2019 after beating Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh on Sunday (Mar 2).

Badminton: Singapore’s Yeo Jia Min, Loh Kean Yew advance to German Open finals

SINGAPORE: It was a day of double delight for Singapore’s top men’s and women’s singles badminton players on Saturday (Mar 1) as they booked their spots in the German Open finals.

R Praggnanandhaa Held Again, 25-Year-Old Indian Chess Star Makes Waves In Prague Masters

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa played out a second straight draw against Turkey's Gurel Ediz while Aravindh Chithambaram crashed through the defences of Germany's Vincent Keymer in the second round of the Prague Masters here. Chithambaram, who has been knocking hard on the doors of elite circles, scored his first victory with black pieces after squeezing himself out of danger zone in his first-round game against Czech Grandmaster Nguyen Thai Dai Van. The Indian was involved in the sole decisive game of the day in the 10-players round-robin format, while the other matches ended in draws.

R Praggnanandhaa Held Again, 25-Year-Old Indian Chess Star Makes Waves In Prague Masters

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa played out a second straight draw against Turkey's Gurel Ediz while Aravindh Chithambaram crashed through the defences of Germany's Vincent Keymer in the second round of the Prague Masters here. Chithambaram, who has been knocking hard on the doors of elite circles, scored his first victory with black pieces after squeezing himself out of danger zone in his first-round game against Czech Grandmaster Nguyen Thai Dai Van. The Indian was involved in the sole decisive game of the day in the 10-players round-robin format, while the other matches ended in draws.

R Praggnanandhaa To Face David Navara In Prague Masters Opener

On a high after his triumph at Tata Steel Masters, Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa got a good draw and will take on local star David Navara in the first round of the Prague Masters. Starting as the second seed, Praggnanandhaa will have his task cut out with the white pieces against Navara, who has been around for a long time as one of the top European players. Praggnanandhaa will have five games as white in the 10-players 9-rounds tournament which adds to his advantage of being one of the top favourites to annex the crown.

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Prague Masters: R Praggnanandhaa Outwits Vincent Keymer To Join Aravindh Chithambaram In Lead

Prague Masters: R Praggnanandhaa Draws With Aravindh Chithambaram

Badminton: Singapore's Loh Kean Yew falls short at German Open, loses to Denmark's Axelsen in final

Singapore's Yeo Jia Min wins German Open, ends badminton World Tour title drought

Badminton: Singapore’s Yeo Jia Min, Loh Kean Yew advance to German Open finals

R Praggnanandhaa Held Again, 25-Year-Old Indian Chess Star Makes Waves In Prague Masters

R Praggnanandhaa Held Again, 25-Year-Old Indian Chess Star Makes Waves In Prague Masters

R Praggnanandhaa To Face David Navara In Prague Masters Opener