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The breakdown of Praggnanandhaa uphill battle for 2nd GM norm

SusanPolgar

The good news is young IM Praggnanandhaa is still alive for his 2nd GM norm after a win today. The bad news is he must go 4/4 in the final 4 rounds.

His opponents will be:

Round 6: W vs FM Gong Patrick 2286
Round 7: B vs FM Wallis Christopher 2380
Round 8: W vs IM Sukandar Irine 2384
Round 9: B IM Cheng Bobby 2483

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