American GM Fabiano Caruana commented on his game with Indian GM Praggnanandhaa R at the GCT Super Chess Classic Romania 2026. Caruana describes his games with Pragg as big fights, and says they provoke each other.

Fabiano Caruana

Fabiano Caruana

American GM

“I think we’ve always had very big fights with Pragg. Even the draws, they happen, of course, but they’ve always been very tough draws.

He’s just a very fighting player, and I also don’t back down from a fight. We both kind of provoke each other. It just happens that way.”

The GCT Super Chess Classic Romania 2026 takes place from May 14 to 23, at the National Bank of Romania, Bucharest. Fabiano Caruana and Praggnanandhaa R hold 1st and 8th place respectively after 7 rounds.

Credit: Lennart Ootes