Praggnanandhaa stays ahead despite defeat
The Hindu
Second seed Nihal Sarin jumps to tied third with four rounds to go
Notwithstanding a surprise defeat in the 15th round, R. Praggnanandhaa continued to lead in the online Polgar Challenge, the first leg of the $100,000 Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour on Saturday. The third-seeded Indian held a half-point lead over top seed Uzbek Nodirbek Abdusattorov after aggregating 12 points. The two title-aspirants are due to meet in the final round, with Praggnanandhaa playing black. With four rounds to go, second seed Nihal Sarin jumped to tied third at 11 points with Awonder Liang (USA).
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