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Youthful Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa went down fighting to world No.2 Ding Liren in the tie-break of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters 2022 online tournament final that last almost early Friday. The 16-year-old from Chennai retaliated to win the second set in the wake of having lost the opener. However, at that point lost the two-game blitz tie-breaker.
The Indian GM, who had lost the first set 1.5-2.5, hit back to win the second 2.5-1.5 and force the blitz tie-break.
The 29-year old Liren used his experience to trump Praggnanandhaa in the second of the tie-break match. After the first blitz game finished in stalemate, the Chinese player won the following in 49 moves to dash the Indian teenager’s hopes.
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Prior to the second set which he needed to win to force a tie-break, Praggnanandhaa got all significant win in the second game in 79 moves.
The next game saw the two dish out a 106-move draw before one more stalemate meant the title would be chosen by the tie-breaker.
