India, Aug. 16 -- Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa remained on course for a podium finish following a draw with tournament leader Wesley So of United States in fifth round of the Sinquefield Cup, which is a part of the Grand Chess Tour.

The draw as black meant that Praggnanandhaa remained in the joint second spot in the 10-players-9-rounds event with 3 points out of a possible five in his bag now from five games. This also resulted in his resurrection as one of the best players in the GCT tour as now only a massive tragedy can keep him away from attending the grand finale scheduled for later this year for the chosen four from the GCT.

With Wesley in command on 3.5 points, the two big comebacks were recorded by pre-event favourite Fab...