{
  "id": 17212563,
  "title": "Final-day drama: Sindarov overturns Pragg’s lead to claim Clutch Chess crown",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/final-day-drama-sindarov-overturns-praggs-lead-to-claim-clutch-chess",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T10:36:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/drama-javokhir-sindarov-praggnanandhaa-clutch-chess-10943541/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Javokhir Sindarov secured the Clutch Chess Champions Showdown title on the final day of the three-day tournament, surpassing India's R Praggnanandhaa. The Uzbek grandmaster won by capitalising on the significance of wins on the last day of the Clutch Chess format, which awards increasing points and dollar prizes with each day. Sindarov finished ahead of Praggnanandhaa and the American grandmasters Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura. Sindarov, who will compete against Gukesh D for the world championship title in Geneva, expressed his enjoyment of the tournament despite knowing the upcoming match would be challenging.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}