A winless day for Praggnanandhaa
R Praggnanandhaa had a tough second day at Superbet Rapid 2025. He suffered two losses and drew the other one.
Round 4: Firouzja - Praggnanandhaa: 2-0
R Praggnanandhaa (2684) decided to push for a win instead of repeating moves and accepting a draw in an equal queen and rook endgame.
55...Qf1+ 56.Kg3 Qg1+ and Black should have accepted draw by repetition. However, 55...Rd4?? ambitious approach did not work out 56.Rb7 Qf1+ 57.Kh2 Qc4 58.Qf6 and it's over. Black cannot stop all threats.
Topalov - Aravindh: 0-2
Aravindh Chithambaram (2550) outplayed Veselin Topalov (BUL, 2632). He used his king beautifully throughout the game.
39...Kf4! 40.bxa5 e4 41.Nd2 e3 42.Nf3 e2 and White resigned. What a picturesque study-like finish. This should definitely make it to future chess books.
Round 5: Aravindh - Fedoseev: 1-1
Round 6: David - Aravindh: 1-1
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R Praggnanandhaa suffered his second loss of the day, against Veselin Topalov (BUL) in Round 6.
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Schedule and Format
Superbet Rapid and Blitz will have three rounds per day in the Rapid portion from 26th to 28th April. The Blitz event will take place on 29th and 30th April. It will be a double round-robin event for the Blitz which means nine rounds will be played on each day. Round 1 starts at 2 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. It will be a 10-player Round Robin event. Time control for Rapid will be 25 minutes + 10 seconds increment.
Prize
The total prize fund for each of the Rapid and Blitz event is US$ 175000. The top three prizes are US$ 40000, $30000 and $25000.
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Standings after Round 6
