Grand chess tour: R Praggnanandhaa finishes last in rapid

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa struggled in the Rapid section of the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament, finishing last with a score of 4/18. He ended the day with three losses and three draws, including defeats by Lenier Dominguez and Hikaru Nakamura. The Rapid segment ended with Ian Nepomniachtchi, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and Alireza Firouzja tied at the top with 11 points each. The tournament moves to the Blitz section, where Praggnanandhaa needs a strong performance to improve his standings and potentially surpass D Gukesh in the Grand Chess Tour rankings.