Praggnanandhaa slips to second spot
The Hindu
Nihal, Gukesh tied fourth; Keymer in sole lead
R. Praggnanandhaa slipped to second place and required a strong finish over the last four rounds of the Gelfand Challenge online rapid chess tournament on Sunday. Trailing by half-point to Germany’s Vincent Keymer (12 points), Praggnanandhaa was left to rue the costly oversight against Kazakh girl Zhansaya Abdumalik in the 12th round when reached a dominant position but lost his queen to a knight-fork and resigned. The other half-point he dropped on Friday was also to a Kazakh girl, Dinara Sadukassova in the final round. In fact, it was Keymer’s final-round win over Zhansaya that gave him the sole lead.More Related News