Why Maxime Vachier-Lagrave demoted Praggnanandhaa to the 3rd rung in his tier-list for Candidates

5 min readUpdated: Mar 20, 2026 09:06 PM IST French grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave has put India’s R Praggnanandhaa in the third tier in his ‘tier-list’ for the upcoming Candidates tournament where he has analysed and ranked all the eight players in the open Candidates event. […]