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FIDE World Cup: R Praggnanandhaa’s early exit a consequence of ‘brutal, unforgiving’ format?
November 15, 2025 12:17 am
20-year-old’s consistent season, likelihood of Candidates qualification, does not blunt the blow of fourth-round loss, trainer says.
Daniil Dubov says Praggnanandhaa ‘failed to pose single problem with white despite probably spending day and night looking at stuff’
November 14, 2025 7:25 am
Talking about his opponent, Dubov said: “Generally Praggnanandhaa didn't show his best in this tournament, not only in this match. Pragg is someone who probably spends day and night looking at stuff. He still fails to pose a single problem with white."
FIDE Chess World Cup 2025: Praggnanandhaa walks into trap set by Daniil Dubov, knocked out in fourth round; two Indians survive
November 14, 2025 1:35 am
For the third straight round, Dubov effectively conceded the classical games, not even remotely playing for a win. Instead, he shut down the board, forcing draws to steer his opponents toward his preferred territory – the shorter time controls. Pragg couldn't solve the problems.
FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 Round 4 Tiebreaks Highlights: Praggnanandhaa, Vincent Keymer knocked out; Arjun, Harikrishna reach Round 5
November 13, 2025 11:14 pm
Arjun Erigaisi and Harikrishna Pentala qualified for Round 5 while Praggnanandhaa and Vincent Keymer were knocked out.
FIDE Chess World Cup 2025: Pragg, Arjun Erigaisi and Harikrishna left to carry Indian hopes in tie-breaks
November 13, 2025 9:06 am
Pranav V and Karthik Venkataraman bow out in Round 4 as host country's representation dwindles further
FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 Highlights, Round 4 Game 2: Pranav, Karthik crash out; Arjun Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa & Harikrishna left in fray
November 13, 2025 12:37 am
FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 Round 4 Game 2 Highlights | Arjun Erigaisi, R. Praggnanandhaa and Harikrishna Pentala will fight it out in tiebreaks tomorrow while Karthik Venkataraman and Pranav V were eliminated.
R Praggnanandhaa says there is no sibling rivalry with sister Vaishali R: 'Sometimes serious, sometimes silly, but always there for each other'
September 28, 2025 10:53 pm
Asked if there was a difference in the way the two siblings approach a game, Pragg said that he focusses more on the technical aspect while Vaishali goes on the attack.
Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa on 'ruthless' rivalry with D Gukesh, explains how they're different: 'He's more aggressive...'
September 24, 2025 1:33 pm
Praggnanandhaa, 20, revealed that although Gukesh and he studied at the same school and live in the same Chennai neighbourhood, they never interacted growing up.
'Crosses a line': Srinath Narayanan slams content company for doctoring video of Gukesh beating Magnus Carlsen with Praggnanandhaa's face
September 20, 2025 11:27 am
The original video was from Norway Chess back in June, where the 19-year-old Gukesh had notched up a victory over the world no 1 Carlsen after 62 moves.
Firouzja hands Nihal first loss in gruelling 7-hour battle at Grand Swiss to take top spot; Erigaisi joint-second
September 14, 2025 9:34 am
R Vaishali in joint-second position with three other players, just 0.5 points behind leader Kateryna Lagno; Divya blunders a bishop in Open category against Hungarian GM Sanan Sjugirov after holding ground.
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