Fabiano Caruana, the world's second-ranked chess player, successfully defended his Superbet Classic title by winning all three rapid games in a thrilling four-way tiebreaker, which included Indian Grandmasters D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa, following a relatively uneventful tournament.
The classical section of the competition was blown wide open when Caruana lost to Anish Giri of Holland, resulting in a four-way tie for first place between Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, France's Alireza Firouzja and Caruana.
