Praggnanandhaa Joint Second After Opening Day of Zagreb Grand Chess Tour
At the Zagreb leg of the Grand Chess Tour, Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa began strongly by defeating top seed Vincent Keymer in 26 moves and drawing with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and World Champion D Gukesh, finishing joint second with four points. Alireza Firouzja leads the rapid section with five points after two wins and a draw. Gukesh recovered from an opening loss to Vachier-Lagrave by defeating Ivan Saric. The tournament continues with several players closely contesting the standings.