Chess wizard Praggnanandhaa loses final in tiebreak

Chennai: The Indian boy wonder Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa launched an incredible fightback to win the second phase of his two-round final against Ding Liren of China and force a tiebreak in the Chessable Masters, the fourth leg of the nine-round USD 1.6 million Champions Chess Tour.

But his resistance ended at around 2.30 am on Thursday night as the Indian blundered to lose the second play-off blitz game, losing the match by 2.5-1.5, 0.5-1.5 margin in the tiebreak play-offs -- an incredible performance for a 16-year-old school kid who had defeated some top players including World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in this event.

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