Gukesh-Pragg battle to draw at Superbet
Bengaluru, May 8 -- It's been little over four months since Gukesh D turned world champion and the 18-year-old Indian is on the hunt for a classical tournament win. He's had forgettable runs at two Fischer Random (Freestyle) events since and finished second at the Tata Steel Chess in Wijk Aan Zee, losing to fellow Indian R Praggnanandhaa in a thrilling tie-break.
On Wednesday, the two Indians again sat across each other in a classical face-off of the Superbet Chess Classic in Romania. Their Round 1 game went from Gukesh having chances to press for a win to the position turning complicated and eventually ending in a draw through perpetual checks after 35 moves.
Playing Black, Praggnanandhaa appeared to have his preparation in place and blitz...
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