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Key Points

6 points
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First Indian to capture the Grand Chess Tour title.

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Defeated Fabiano Caruana, a top player from the United States.

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Score after rapid games gave him a two‑point lead.

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Final score: fifteen points for Praggnanandhaa, thirteen for Caruana.

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Prize money: two hundred thousand U.S. dollars.

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Earned a spot in the next Grand Chess Tour.

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Summary

He started the final day six points behind American player Fabiano Caruana.

By winning the fast‑play games, he turned the score around to win fifteen to thirteen.

The victory gave him a prize of two hundred thousand U.S. dollars and a place in next year’s tour.

His coach is former world champion Viswanathan Anand.

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New Words to Learn

6 words
rapid
chess games with a short amount of thinking time
blitz
very short‑time chess games
armageddon
a special tie‑breaker game when scores are equal
coach
a person who teaches and guides a player
spot
a place or invitation to join a competition
turnaround
changing from losing to winning
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