Gukesh vs Praggnanandhaa: In the battle royale between the country’s top teenage prodigies at the Sinquefield Cup, Praggnanandhaa found himself in a winning rook endgame against World Championship contender Gukesh, but squandered his advantage to allow the 18-year-old to a draw at St Louis.

While it was just a round 3 clash in the round robin tournament, which is a part of the Grand Chess Tour, the stakes in the clash were slightly higher as Peter Svidler, who has been Praggnanandhaa’s trainer since the start of this year, said from his spot in the commentary panel.

“There’s a very strong rivalry between the Indian kids. They’ve grown up together. (These games) matter a great deal. They’ve been playing each other from the age of eight for sure, maybe even earlier in some cases. So this game matters for both of them,” grandmaster Svidler said while the game was still being fought on the board.