Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France to win his first-ever tournament on the Grand Chess Tour by showcasing his supremacy in the Superbet Classic here.

The Indian, after drawing with the Armenian-American  Levon Aronianin, was assured of a first place tie along with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Alireza Firouzja, all of whom finished on 5.5 points. This led to a five-minute tiebreaker between the three.