Praggnanandhaa wins Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2025
Bucharest, May 17 -- Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa clinched his first Grand Chess Tour title by winning the Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2025, pocketing $77,667 and earning 10 Grand Chess Tour points.
The 18-year-old Indian chess prodigy sealed the championship after a tense blitz playoff, edging out strong rivals GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and GM Alireza Firouzja.
Praggnanandhaa secured a crucial draw in his final classical game against GM Levon Aronian, adopting a safe approach in the French Defense to maintain his lead.
Meanwhile, his closest challengers won their games on demand: Vachier-Lagrave defeated Jan-Krzysztof Duda, handing the latter his third loss, and Firouzja staged a brilliant comeback to outwit Bogdan-Daniel Dea...
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