‘Blunder of Praggnanandhaa’s career’: Indian gets checkmated from won position
Indian chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa suffered a shocking loss in the Total Chess pilot tournament, leaving observers to dub it the "blunder of his career". In the fourth round, the 16-year-old faced off against Hungarian grandmaster Richard Rapport. Despite a winning position, Pragg overlooked a critical checkmate threat, resulting in a swift defeat. The loss plunged Pragg to the bottom of Group B, while his opponent Rapport's creative play earned him praise.
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