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R Praggnanandhaa won his maiden Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz championship on August 7, 2026, finishing with 23.5 points. The Indian Grandmaster secured the title with one round remaining and scored 11.5 points out of a possible 18 in the blitz section. He lost only one game during the entire blitz segment. Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov finished second with 22 points, while Wesley So of the United States secured third place with 20.5 points. The victory also helped Praggnanandhaa move to second place in the overall Grand Chess Tour standings. He became a Grandmaster in 2018 at the age of 12.