Overview

• Praggnanandhaa posted on X that he met Gautam Adani, described the family as humble, and thanked him for support.
• He said they played a game during the visit, which he attended with his mother and coach RB Ramesh.
• The Grand Chess Tour final runs September 27 to October 3 in São Paulo across classical, rapid, and blitz formats.
• His place in the finale followed a second-place finish at the 2025 Sinquefield Cup in late August.
• Recent results include a Romania leg victory and a third place in Poland, with the field featuring Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave as Alireza Firouzja enters as defending champion.