The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Grand Chess tour Croatia: Praggnaandhaa goes behind in Blitz; Alireza breaks free
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Alireza Firouzja has taken a commanding lead in the blitz section of the Grand Chess Tour in Croatia. Meanwhile, Indian players R. Praggnanandhaa and D. Gukesh have struggled to maintain their form in the faster format.
Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa could not replicate his rapid form, managing just 3.5 points from the opening nine rounds of the blitz section, while France's Alireza Firouzja produced a brilliant display to emerge as the sole leader after the penultimate day of the Croatian leg of the Grand Chess Tour.
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