As the Grand Chess Tour 2025 Finals begins on Sunday at the World Trade Center in Sao Paulo, India Grand Master R Praggnanandhaa showed some of his chess moves in the exhibition. Praggnanandhaa's recent achievements include finishing as runner-up at the 2025 Sinquefield Cup, which earned him a place in the Grand Chess Tour Final in Brazil.
Pragg will face Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France, and Fabiano Caruana (USA) will be up against Levon Aronian (USA). Praggnanandhaa and Caruana will get the white pieces in the first Classical game. They will swap colours in the Rapid and Blitz matches. Each semi-final comprises two classical, two rapid, and four blitz games.
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa's Tweet
Had a great time at the alternative simultaneous exhibition here at São Paulo Grand Chess To