Praggnanandhaa performed incredibly at the Superbet Chess Classic 2025, the 2nd event of the Grand Chess Tour 2025. He won the tournament ahead of some of the best classical players in the world – including World champion Gukesh, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Fabiano Caruana, Alireza Firouzja and many world class GMs. IM Sagar Shah caught up with him after the event and went through each of the game in detail.
Timestamps:
0:00 – Initial thoughts on the win
1:46 – Round 1 Gukesh
11:40 – Round 2 Caruana
13:17 – Pragg’s second Vaibhav Suri
14:58 – Round 3 Abdusattorov
23:27 – Grinder OP
23:58 – Round 4 Deac
27:45 – Round 5 MVL
31:53 – Rest day and food
32:50 – Round 6 Duda
35:35 – Round 7 Firouzja
40:40 – Round 8 Benko with So
47:47 – Round 9 with Aronian
50:18 – Blitz tiebreak with Firouzja
53:33 – Blitz tiebreak with MVL
57:03 – Pragg meets Vishy Anand
58:00 – Pragg’s upcoming intense schedule
58:30 – Pragg leads FIDE circuit
1:00:30 – How Pragg manages his schedule
1:00:50 – Pragg’s social media
1:01:37 – Pragg’s next tournaments
1:02:20 – Esports World Cup
1:03:23 – Pragg words of encouragement to Sagar
Video: ChessBase India
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