For Praggnanandhaa, his sister comes before all else and in a recent interview the Indian Grandmaster opened up about his heartwarming post-match habit, revealing the close bond he shares with his sister and fellow chess star, R Vaishali.In a candid moment during the Superbet Chess Classic, Praggnanandhaa revealed that his thoughts go straight to his sister’s performance, no matter how intense his own match has been.”The first thing I do after my game, I check her [Vaishali’s] game,” he said in a conversation with the broadcaster of the Grand Chess Tour.
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As both siblings aim for personal milestones on the global stage, their mutual support continues to inspire fans across the chess world. Praggnanandhaa in joint lead in Superbet ClassicMeanwhile, Praggnanandhaa played out a draw with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to remain in joint lead with the Frenchman after five rounds of the Superbet Classic, a part of the Grand Chess tour.World champion D Gukesh recovered a bit to draw with Duda Jan-Krzysztof of Poland in what turned out to be a rather dull day with stalemates on all five boards in the 10-player round-robin event.Levon Aronian of the United States fought till the end against Firouzja Alireza of France to earn a half point. It was a similar story for Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan who had to split the point with Deac Bogdan-Daniel of Romania.Apart from Vachier-Lagrave and Praggnanandhaa, Fabiano Caruana remained as the third co-leader after a long-drawn battle against fellow American Wesley So.Playing white, Praggnanandhaa faced the expected Sicilian Najdorf against Vachier-Lagrave and chose a lesser-known variation as his reply. However, Vachier-Lagrave, with his deep understanding on the opening, did not face any hurdles in maintaining parity even though Praggnanandhaa sacrificed a pawn in the middle game to put some pressure on the kingside.Vachier-Lagrave came up with a timely sacrifice, parting his rook for a knight and the activity of his remaining pieces ensured that there was no trouble. Praggnanandhaa eventually allowed a repetition and the game was drawn after 45 moves.