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The Hindu
30-04-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Grand Chess Tour, Poland Blitz 2025: Praggnanandhaa second, Chithambaram slips to third; Fedoseev leads
Vladimir Fedoseev delivered a commanding performance on the opening day of the Blitz segment at the 2025 Grand Chess Tour: Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland. The Russian Grandmaster remained unbeaten through nine rounds, extending the momentum from his flawless showing in the Rapid rounds. The reigning European champion in both Rapid and Chess960 formats continued to be among the most formidable names in the game. However, the day also saw contrasting fortunes for the two Indian contenders — R Praggnanandhaa and Aravindh Chithambaram. Chithambaram struggled in the Blitz rounds, managing only two wins and suffering four losses. Nevertheless, his strong performance in the Rapid section kept him in third place overall, tied with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Levon Aronian. ALSO READ: Koneru Humpy clinches Pune GP title, Zhu Jiner runner-up Praggnanandhaa, on the other hand, posted four wins and three losses, propelling him to second overall. With the final nine Blitz rounds happening on April 30, all eyes will be on whether the young prodigy can bridge the gap to Fedoseev, who sits comfortably at the top with 19 points. The 2025 Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland features a single round-robin Rapid segment followed by a double round-robin Blitz segment. The Blitz format uses a 5+2 time control, with players earning 1 point for a win, 0.5 for a draw, and 0 for a loss. The player with the most points at the end of the tournament wins. The tournament is being held at the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland.
Hans India
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
Chithambaram finishes joint first in rapid category
Warsaw (Poland: Delivering under pressure, Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram put it across Frenchman Alireza Firouzja in the final game to finish joint first with 11 points after the end of the rapid section of Superbet Rapid and Blitz tournament, a part of the Grand Chess Tour. The Indian wild card entrant needed to match Firouzja and Slovenian Vladimir Fedoseev on points, and he got a little lucky after wild complications as the Frenchman lost on time from what could have been a drawn rook and pawns endgame. Star performer R Praggnanandhaa bounced back in the event and jumped to joint fourth spot, scoring crucial victories over Romanian David Gavrilescu and Duda respectively in the last two rounds. The Indian shares the fourth spot along with American Levon Aronian on 10 points. With 18 blitz games still remaining in the first tournament of the Tour, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France is not far behind on nine points, a full point ahead of Deac Bogdan Daniel of Romania and Duda. Gavrilescu stands ninth in the ten-player tournament on seven points, a couple of points more than former world champion Veselin Topalov who is in last spot. Aravindh started the day with a victory over Duda who was outdone in the complexities arising out of an early piece sacrifice by the Indian. (PTI) Standings after Rapid: 1-3 Aravindh Chithamabaran (Ind), Vladimir Fedoseev (Slo), Firoujza Alireza (Fra) 11 each. 4-5: R Pragnanandhaa (Ind) Levon Aronian (Usa) 10 each 6: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Fra) 9. 7-8: Duda Jan-Kryzsztof (Pol), Deac Bogdan-Daniel (Rou) 8 each. 9: David Gavrilescu (Rou) 7. 10. Veselin Topalov (Bul) 5.
