Aravindh Chithambaram leads Prague Chess Festival 2025 Masters

By  News On Air   Mar 07, 2025

At the 7th Prague International Chess Festival 2025 Masters, Indian Grand Master Aravindh Chithambaram drew with David Navara in the penultimate round and made a sole lead of 5.5/7 yesterday.

R. Praggnanandhaa also drew his game against Liem Quang Le and moved to 5/7. On the other hand, Wei Yi defeated Thai Dai Van Nguyen to move to 4.5/7. Now, Aravindh winning against Ediz Gurel will make him a clear champion. However, a draw means, Praggnanandhaa can catch up and force tie-breaks if he manages to beat Anish Giri.

Round 9 for Masters, Challengers, Futures, and Karel Janeček Open will be played at the Don Giovanni Hotel in Prague today at 3:30 PM, Indian Standard Time.