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Praggnanandhaa seals spot in 2026 Candidates
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
|December 09, 2025
Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa has been on a fine run in the last few months.
On Monday, he sealed a berth in his next big target - the 2026 Candidates Tournament, by winning the FIDE Circuit 2025.The 20-year-old from Chennai had seized the lead in the race in May by overtaking China's previous world classical champion Ding Liren. He has maintained it throughout the season. By the end of November, his main rivals - Dutch player Anish Giri, American Fabiano Caruana, Germany's Matthias Bluebaum, and Javokhir Sindarov - had already qualified for the Candidates via other paths. Germany's Vincent Keymer had no classical events scheduled for the rest of the year, a FIDE release said.
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