R Praggnanandhaa Cruises Into Finals Of Grand Chess Tour’s Last Leg After 19-9 Win Over Germany’s Vincent Keymer

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa cruised into the finals of the Grand Chess Tour’s last leg after 19-9 win over Germany’s Vincent Keymer. Having won the second Classical game, the Indian enjoyed a huge lead of six points coming into the final day on which games of shorter duration were played.

He defeated Keymer in back-to-back rapid encounters to nearly seal his spot in the finals taking an unassailable 17-3 lead before another victory in the first game of blitz took his points tally to 19.

Pragnanandhaa will take on pre-event favourite and defending champion Fabiano Caruana of the USA States in the event finale.
The top three finishers will automatically qualify for next year’s Grand Chess Tour.