Chess World Cup 2023: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa close to creating history by defeating Carlsen

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa has created history. At the same time, he is just one step away from getting his name written in golden letters in history. R Praggnanandhaa has made it to the finals of Chess World Cup 2023. Before him only Viswanathan Anand has done this feat. R Pragyanananda has become the second Indian to do so. He has also reached for the final match. In the final that follows from this final, Praggnanandhaa will face five-time champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway.

R Praggnanandhaa is the youngest player to enter the final level of this tournament. He is just 18 years old and he has defeated 31-year-old American Fabiano Caruana, who is currently ranked world number three, in the semi-finals. To win the final title, the Indian chess master will have to beat five-time champion Magnus Carlsen. The title match between the two players will begin on August 22. Magnus Carlsen defeated Nizat Abbasov of Azerbaijan 1.5-0.5 in the semi-finals.

such was the fight
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated world number three Fabiano Caruana 3.5-2.5 in a tiebreak in the semi-finals of the FIDE World Cup Chess tournament on August 21. After the two-match classical series ended 1-1, 18-year-old Indian Pragyanananda outclassed the legendary American Grandmaster in a thrilling tiebreaker. Please tell that Praggnanandhaa is the third youngest player to qualify for this tournament.

The statement came after making a place in the final
“I didn’t expect to play Magnus in this tournament at all because I could only play him in the finals and I didn’t expect to reach the finals,” Praggnanandhaa said after making it to the finals. I will just try to give my best and see what happens. “He said,” It is a great feeling to qualify for the Candidates tournament.

India’s chess great Viswanathan Anand posted on ‘X’ (formerly Twitter), “Prag (Pragyanananda) reaches the final! He defeated Fabiano Caruana in the tiebreak and will now face Magnus Carlsen. What a great performance!” Praggnanandhaa has been in great form in the ongoing World Cup and before Caruana had also shown the door to American world number two Hikaru Nakamura. Noted chess coach RB Ramesh wrote on X, “Congratulations Praggnanandhaa for the win against Fabiano and making it to the finals of the 2023 World Cup. Proud and happy.

Former world number one woman player Susan Polgar also praised the Indian Grandmaster. He wrote, “Congratulations to Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa for making it to the 2023 World Cup final where he will face Magnus. He defeated world number two Fabiano in the play-off. He also defeated world number three player Hikaru Nakamura. All India Chess Federation President Sanjay Kapoor also congratulated Pragyanananda. Praggnanandhaa is only the second Indian after Anand to make it to the World Cup semi-finals. He has also earned a place in the Candidates Tournament to be held in 2024, which will decide Ding Liren’s challenger.