Gibraltar chess: Praggnanandhaa posts fourth straight win, five players share lead

After losing to P. V. Nandhidhaa in the opening round, Praggnanandhaa’s remarkable turnaround continued with the fifth round win against Ravi Teja.

R. Praggnanandhaa is now joint second with 11 others on four points at the Gibraltar Chess festival.

Young Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa registered his fourth win on the trot, beating compatriot Ravi Teja in the 18th Gibraltar Chess festival here.

After a defeat at the hands of compatriot P V Nandhidhaa in the opening round, Praggnanandhaa’s remarkable turnaround continued with the fifth round win against Teja. He is now joint second with 11 others, including K Sasikiran and SL Narayanan, on four points. Five players now share the lead on 4.5 points from five rounds.

Playing with black pieces, Praggnanandhaa (ELO rating 2602) crushed Teja. “Today, I prepared this move h5, which was played by Ding Liren at the World Cup and then by many others,” he said.

However, Praggnanandhaa’s compatriot D. Gukesh, the world’s second youngest GM ever, went down to Gwain Jones in 26 moves

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