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Chess: Praggnanandhaa finishes joint third in Zagreb

The Indian star began the final day with a loss against Vincent Keymer but then did well to score 6 points out of the last eight games

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R Praggnanandhaa. Pic/AFP

R Praggnanandhaa. Pic/AFP

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa bounced back with a decent effort on the final day to finish tied third in the Croatian leg of the Grand chess tour here on Monday. France's Firouzja Alireza bagged the top honours with 23.5 points. Praggnanandhaa shared the third sport with another Frenchman Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, logging 21.5 points.

The Indian star began the final day with a loss against Vincent Keymer but then did well to score 6 points out of the last eight games. His other loss came against compatriot D. Gukesh but Praggnanandhaa's main victim was Alireza.

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