Magnus Carlsen defeated India’s newest chess phenomenon R Praggnanandhaa in the World Cup final, but the 18-year-old prodigy said on Sunday that the five-time world champion Norwegian was “far from invincible.”
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Indian chess player R Praggnanandhaa lost to Magnus Carlsen in the tie-break final of the FIDE World Cup 1.5-0.5, on Thursday. The tie-break between the two was played after the first two matches ended in draws.
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Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa impressed once again as he drew the second classical game in the final of the FIDE World Cup, against the world no. 1 Magnus Carlsen on Wednesday. Both the players settled for a draw after 30 moves in the match, and one-and-a-half hours of play.
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The first classical game of the 2023 FIDE Chess World Cup final between Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa and World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen ended in a draw on Tuesday in Baku, Azerbaijan. With white pieces, the GM held his own against his highly-regarded opponent and forced a draw after 35 moves.
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One of the most memorable moments of GM R Praggnanandhaa’s incredible performance at the current World Cup Chess in Baku has been the twinkle in R Nagalakshmi’s eyes and her disarming smile as she stood in a corner of the room and watched her son dominate the war of 64 squares.
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In the semifinals of the FIDE World Cup chess competition on Monday, world No. 3 Fabiano Caruana was shocked by Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa 3.5-2.5 in the tie-break.
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On Thursday, Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa advanced to the semifinals of the FIDE World Cup chess competition after defeating fellow countryman Arjun Erigaisi 5-4 in a sudden death tie-break. The 17-year-old qualified for the semis against American ace Fabiano Caruana.
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On Wednesday, Indian Grandmasters D Gukesh and Vidit Gujarathi bowed out of the FIDE World Cup after losing to Norwegian Magnus Carlsen and Azerbaijan’s Nijat Abasov, respectively. On the other hand, R Pragganandhaa bounced back after losing the first game, against Arjun Erigaisi to force tie-break.
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Teenage chess prodigy from India, GM D Gukesh, moved over of renowned Indian GM Viswanathan Anand in the live global (FIDE) rankings on Tuesday with a victory over Misratdin Iskandarov of Azerbaijan. In the second game, the 17-year-old Gukesh outwitted Iskandarov in 44 moves.
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On Wednesday, Aditya S. Samant attained the required 2500 Elo points to become the 83rd Grandmaster in India. At the BielChess MTO 2023 competition, the 17-year-old Samant, an International Master, upgraded to GM as he began his ninth-round match against fellow countryman Aryan Chopra.