Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Ties Third In Croatian Grand Chess Tour

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave tied third in the Croatian Grand Chess Tour on July 6, scoring 21.5 points. He shared the third spot with Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa.

What happened?

The Croatian leg of the Grand Chess Tour saw Firouzja Alireza win the tournament with 23.5 points.

Tournament standings

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and R Praggnanandhaa finished with 21.5 points each, behind Alireza and Nodirbek Abdusattorov's 23.5 points.

The final day saw Praggnanandhaa score 6 points from his last eight games, after an initial loss.

Key victories

Praggnanandhaa's performance included a win against Alireza, but he also lost to Vincent Keymer and D Gukesh.

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and R Praggnanandhaa each won $25,000 for their tied third-place finish.

Grand Chess Tour overall standings

Fabiano Caruana leads the overall standings with 20 points, followed by Vincent Keymer with 19 points.

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave's finish in the Croatian Grand Chess Tour has earned him a significant amount of points.

The next events on the tour will be held in St. Louis, with one rapid and blitz event followed by a classical event.