French GM Vachier-Lagrave Ranks Praggnanandhaa in Third Tier for Candidates 2026, Citing Form

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Praggnanandhaa in 'Third Tier' for Candidates 2026: French GM Vachier-Lagrave

French GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave has placed R Praggnanandhaa in the third tier while analysing players in action at the upcoming Candidates Tournament. Image credit: Frans Peeters/Lennart Ootes

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Firstpost•21-03-2026, 06:00

Praggnanandhaa in 'Third Tier' for Candidates 2026: French GM Vachier-Lagrave

•French GM Vachier-Lagrave places R Praggnanandhaa in the 'third tier' for Candidates 2026, not among top favorites.
•Praggnanandhaa is the sole Indian in the 'Open' section of the tournament in Cyprus (March 28 - April 16).
•Vachier-Lagrave's tier-list on Chess with Mustreader podcast ranks Fabiano Caruana in S-tier, Hikaru Nakamura in A-tier.
•Praggnanandhaa is in Tier B with Javokhir Sindarov, citing his recent form decline since late 2025.
•Despite recent struggles, Praggnanandhaa hopes a break helps him regain form for the Candidates tournament.

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