Praggnanandhaa maintains lead as St. Louis title race heats up

There is a big chess competition happening in a city called St. Louis.

It has two parts: a rapid part and a faster part called blitz.

A very strong chess player from India named Praggnanandhaa is doing really well.

He was the best in the rapid part, getting 12 points.

Now they are playing the blitz part, which is even faster.

Praggnanandhaa is still in first place with 18.5 points.

A player from Uzbekistan named Javokhir Sindarov is right behind him with 18 points.

Everyone is watching to see who will win the title.

Praggnanandhaa needs to keep playing well to stay at the top until the end.