Praggnanandhaa becomes first Indian to win Grand Chess Tour title

Praggnanandhaa becomes first Indian to win Grand Chess Tour title

Published - August 28, 2026 09:41 am IST - St. Louis (USA) Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa became the first Indian player to win the Grand Chess Tour title, beating Fabiano Caruana of United States in the grand finale at St. Louis, U.S. on August 28 | Photo Credit: X/grandchesstour Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa became the first Indian player to win the Grand Chess Tour title, beating Fabiano Caruana of United States in the grand finale at St. Louis, U.S.Mr. Praggnanandhaa made a remarkable turnaround on Thursday (August 28, 2026) after trailing Caruana at the start of day.The Indian eventually prevailed over Caruana 15-13 to win his maiden GCT title and pocket $200,000 as the winning purse. Published - August 28, 2026 09:41 am IST

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