Indian GM R Praggnanandhaa reacts to finishing third in Superbet Rapid Blitz Chess Tournament
R Praggnanandhaa
Indian grandmaster
R Praggnanandhaa
secured a strong third-place finish at the Superbet Rapid and Blitz tournament in Warsaw, Poland on Wednesday. It was part of the prestigious
Grand Chess Tour
(GCT).
Reacting to the result, Praggnanandhaa posted on X (formerly Twitter):
"Finished third at the Superbet Rapid and Blitz tournament, but learned a lot and had great games. Congrats to
Vladimir Fedoseev
on his well-deserved win! Thanks to the organisers and my team for their support."
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Slovenian GM Vladimir Fedoseev dominated the event, finishing with 26.5 points out of 36 and taking home the USD 40,000 winner's prize. France's
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
secured second place with 21.5 points, while Praggnanandhaa earned 20.5 points and USD 25,000.
The tournament used a points system awarding two points for a rapid win and one point for a blitz win. Indian GM
Aravindh Chithambaram
, in his GCT debut, finished joint-seventh with Poland's Jan-Krzysztof Duda, both scoring 17 points.
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Praggnanandhaa's performance stood out, especially on the final day. After collecting only one point in his first five blitz games, he fought back with victories over Duda, Topalov, Aravindh, and Gavrilescu, finishing the day with five points from nine games.
Fedoseev's consistency was the story of the tournament—his only loss in 27 games came against Duda. His commanding finish included seven wins on the final day, solidifying his place as a strong contender for future GCT invitations.
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In the overall GCT standings, Vachier-Lagrave leads, followed by Praggnanandhaa.
The Grand Chess Tour now moves to Bucharest, Romania, for its first classical event starting May 7.
Representing India will be world champion
D Gukesh
and Praggnanandhaa. They will compete alongside top players like Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, and Nodirbek Abdusattorov.
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