Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa qualifies for Grand Chess Tour final in the US

By  News On Air   Aug 28, 2025

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa sealed his spot in the Grand Chess Tour finale after finishing runner-up at the Sinquefield Cup, where American Wesley So clinched the title with a dramatic three-way playoff victory.

So defeated Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan in the ninth and final round to tie with Praggnanandhaa and compatriot Fabiano Caruana on 5.5 points at the top.

Praggnanandhaa played out a draw with Levon Aronian of the United States and defeated Caruana in the tie break to finish second on one point, while the latter had to contend with the third-place finish after the tiebreaker, wherein he scored a lone draw against So.