At the 7th Prague International Chess Festival 2025 Masters, Indian Grand Master Aravindh Chithambaram drew with David Navara in the penultimate round and made a sole lead of 5.5/7 yesterday.
R. Praggnanandhaa also drew his game against Liem Quang Le and moved to 5/7. On the other hand, Wei Yi defeated Thai Dai Van Nguyen to move to 4.5/7. Now, Aravindh winning against Ediz Gurel will make him a clear champion. However, a draw means, Praggnanandhaa can catch up and force tie-breaks if he manages to beat Anish Giri.
Round 9 for Masters, Challengers, Futures, and Karel Janeček Open will be played at the Don Giovanni Hotel in Prague today at 3:30 PM, Indian Standard Time.
