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Baku (Azerbaijan), Continuing his dream run, Indian Grandmaster R <keyword id="4016708" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Praggnanandhaa" source="Orion">Praggnanandhaa</keyword> on Monday stunned world No.3 Fabiano Caruana 3.5-2.5 via the tie-break in the semifinals to set up a summit clash with world number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway at the FIDE World Cup chess tournament here. After the two-game classical series ended 1-1, the 18-year-old Indian prodigy outlasted the highly-rated American GM in a battle of wits in a nerve-wracking tie-breaker. In the final beginning on Tuesday, Praggnanandhaa will take on five-times title winner Carlsen, who beat Azerbaijan's Nijat Abasov 1.5-0.5 in his semifinal. Praggnanandhaa becomes the third youngest player after the legendary Bobby Fischer and Carlsen to qualify for the Candidates tournament. "I didn't expect to play Magnus in this tournament at all because the only way I could play him was in the final, and I didn't expect to be in the final. I will just try to give my best and see how it goes!," he said after booking a spot in the summit clash. "It feels really good to qualify for the Candidates; I really wanted to fix this spot." With the two 25'+10" games ending at 1-all, Praggnanandhaa prevailed in the first 10'+10" game against Caruana to get within a draw of setting up a final clash with world No.1 Carlsen. "Pragg goes through to the final! He beats Fabiano Caruana in the tiebreak and will face Magnus Carlsen now. What a performance!," chess legend Viswanathan Anand posted on social networking site 'X', formerly Twitter. In the first game of tie-break, the Indian GM withstood a lot of pressure from Caruana and held on for a draw in an exciting encounter. The second rapid game too saw a similar result, pushing the semifinals to the 10'+10' series. Praggnanandhaa has been in a rich vein of form in the World Cup and his biggest scalp before Caruana was another American Hikaru Nakamura, the world No.2 and second-seed, following which he stopped compatriot Arjun Erigaisi. "Congratulations @rpragchess for winning against Fabiano and going to the finals at the World Cup in 2023! Proud and happy!," noted chess coach R B Ramesh wrote on 'X'. Former women's world No.1 Susan Polgar also hailed the young Indian GM. "Congratulations to GM Praggnanandhaa for reaching the 2023 World Cup final to face Magnus! He defeated world #2 Fabiano in the playoff to earn the coveted spot! He also defeated world #3 Hikaru earlier!" AICF president Sanjay Kapoor said, "Congratulations to Praggnanandhaa @rpragchess on his amazing victory &amp; making it to the FINALS of @FIDE_chess Chess World Cup. Bravo! Indian chess lovers can't wait for the Final as it promises to be one RED HOT Contest with the World no.1 @MagnusCarlsen on the other side!" By becoming only the second Indian after Anand to reach the semifinals of the world cup, Pragg booked a spot in the Candidates event in 2024 to determine the challenger to Ding Liren. The top three finishers in the tournament qualify for the Candidates event in 2024 to determine the challenger to current world champion Liren of China.

World Cup chess: Praggnanandhaa shocks Caruana, meets Carlsen in final

<ul><li><keyword id="4016708" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="praggnanandhaa" source="Orion">Praggnanandhaa</keyword> drew the first two games against <keyword id="207179" type="General" weightage="70" keywordseo="carlsen" source="Orion">Carlsen</keyword>.</li><li>Carlsen got the upper hand after defeating Praggnanandhaa in the first rapid game.</li><li>The World Cup performance has ensured a Candidates seat for Praggnanandhaa.</li></ul> Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa has lost to former five-time World Chess Champion, Magus Carlsen in the final of the <keyword id="4974866" type="General" weightage="70" keywordseo="fide-chess-world-cup" source="Orion">FIDE Chess World Cup</keyword>. The first two games ended in a draw and therefore the match entered a tie-breaker. Carlsen, who has dominated chess after taking crown from India's Viswanathan Anand in 2013 won the first rapid game in the tiebreaker and managed to force a draw in the second to lift the championship. This was Praggnanandhaa's first World Cup final and he had admitted before the final that he had not expected to be playing in the last round versus one of the sports all time greats. The stunning performance in the FIDE World Cup in Baku has catapulted Praggu, as he is lovingly called, to the prestigious Candidates tournament. The all-important first tie-break Playing with white pieces, Praggnanandhaa had an advantage in the initial stages of the game and later maintained equality for a large part of the 47 move game. However, the Indian player suffered a reversal from the 37th move onwards. At that point of time, the players were left with their two rooks and minor pieces -- two knights for Carlsen and a knight and a light coloured bishop for Praggnanandhaa. The Indian player was also much behind on the clock and resigned on the 47th move. The two will play one more game and Carlsen needing just a draw to clinch the title while Pragggnanandhaa needs a win to stay in the contest. Praggu's journey so far Hailing from Chennai, the hotspot of Indian chess, Praggnanandhaa has been in the spotlight since he made waves at a young age. He won the national under-7 title to lay down the marker and has been on the rise ever since. At 10, he was an International Master and two years later, he became a GM. Late in 2019, he achieved a ELO rating of 2600 at 14 years and three months and looked to be on the overdrive. The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 came as a speed bump. However, Praggnanandhaa shone in online tournaments and kept getting better. In 2021, he impressed in the Meltwater Champions Tour, scoring victories over top names like Sergey Karjakin, Teimour Radjabov and Jan-Krzystof Duda and drawing Carlsen. In 2022, his stock rose further when he stunned Carlsen in the Airthings Masters rapid tournament. He became only the third Indian after Anand and P Harikrishna to win a game against the seemingly unbeatable Carlsen. (With text input from wires)

Praggnanandhaa goes down fighting in the Chess World Cup final to Carlsen

Former World Chess Champion and Russian chess grandmaster <keyword id="151825" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="garry-kasparov" source="Orion">Garry Kasparov</keyword> has congratulated Indian grandmaster <keyword id="6686798" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="rameshbabu-praggnanandhaa" source="Orion">Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa</keyword> who stormed into the final of the <keyword id="4960608" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="fide-world-cup" source="Orion">FIDE World Cup</keyword> in Baku, Azerbaijan. <keyword id="4016708" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="praggnanandhaa" source="Orion">Praggnanandhaa</keyword> defeated World No. 3 <keyword id="99931" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="fabiano-caruana" source="Orion">Fabiano Caruana</keyword> to reach the final of the FIDE World Cup, and his mother was also present at the event to witness her son's triumph. <keyword id="156061" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="kasparov" source="Orion">Kasparov</keyword> called his mother's support "a special kind of support" and extended wishes to the Indian Grand Master for his exceptional performance. "Congrats to @rpragchess -and to his mother. As someone whose proud mama accompanied me to every event, it's a special kind of support! The Chennai Indian defeated two New York cowboys! He has been very tenacious in difficult positions," Kasparov wrote in his tweet. The Indian chess prodigy managed to beat the American player 3.5-2.5 after tiebreaks. He will face World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen for the title clash. Earlier, Praggnanandhaa beat compatriot Arjun Erigaisi 5-4 in a sudden death tie-break to book a place for himself in the semifinals on Thursday. The 17-year-old Praggnanandhaa has already secured a spot in next year's Candidates event. Praggnanandhaa created history by advancing to the final of the FIDE World Cup, his coach RB Ramesh expressed his immense pride in Praggnanandhaa's exceptional performance in the global tournament and said that he is optimistic about Prags chances in view of the openings strategies discussed. "I am extremely proud that he has been doing phenomenally well in this World Cup and he qualified for the World Cup final. And what I hear is he is the youngest to do so. And also he is the only Indian to qualify for the final," coach Ramesh told ANI. The final matches of the FIDE World Cup will begin on Tuesday. (ANI)

Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov hails Indian prodigy Praggnanandhaa for reaching FIDE WC final

<keyword id="21330123" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Grandmaster" source="keywords">Indian Grandmaster</keyword> R <keyword id="19987305" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Praggnanandhaa" source="keywords">Praggnanandhaa</keyword> crushed world number one <keyword id="19903492" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Magnus-Carlsen" source="keywords">Magnus Carlsen</keyword> for the first time in Classical format to emerge as the sole leader in the <keyword id="20514241" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Norway-chess" source="keywords">Norway chess</keyword> tournament here. Having beating him a few times in online and faster versions of the game and after losing to him in the finale of the last World Cup, Praggnanandhaa finally got past the home favourite in what would be known as a clear classical triumph. Following the third-round win, the 18-year-old Indian now leads the men's section with 5.5 points in all, half a point clear of USA's Fabiano Caruana who scored his first victory in classical against reigning world champion Ding Liren of China. <keyword id="19977603" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Carlsen" source="keywords">Carlsen</keyword>, on three points, looks like a distant third for now in the updated standings but with each <keyword id="21864928" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="classical-win" source="keywords">classical win</keyword> worth three points, this might not hold for too long. <keyword id="19962031" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hikaru-Nakamura" source="keywords">Hikaru Nakamura</keyword> of United States, Firouzja Alireza of France and Liren are all joint fourth currently on 2.5 points in the six-player double round-robin contest. "I wish Magnus would take similar risks against us old folks," said Nakamura on Carlsen's choice of playing a risky battle against Praggnanandhaa. Classical chess, also known as slow chess, allows players significant amount of time to make their moves, usually at least one hour. Carlsen and Praggnanandhaa had drawn their previous three encounters in this format In the women's event, Praggnanandhaa's elder sister R Vaishali maintained her sole lead after getting past Anna Muzychuk of Norway in the Armageddon game after drawing the Classical. Vaishali inched up to 5.5 points too and enjoys a full-point lead over women's world champion Wenjun Ju of China who is sole second by a half point margin over compatriot Tingjie Lei. Muzychuk, Pia Cramling of Sweden and Koneru Humpy share the fourth spot here on three points each. It was a Sicilian Kann, an opening that does not find many favours in the elite chess circles, wherein Praggnanandhaa got an advantage through better space control right from the beginning. The middle game saw Magnus' king stuck in the centre and the Indian super-talent capitalised with some deft manoeuvres after the minor pieces were off the board. Eventually, the King's vulnerability came to question as Praggnanandhaa posed some dangerous checkmate threats. The game lasted just 37 moves. Caruana outclassed Liren out of an Italian opening game. Launching the offensive on the king side the American, who had lost the first two rounds under Armageddon, he sacrificed two minor pieces for a rook to rip apart black's King side and another exchange sacrifice soon sealed the game in his favour. In the other game of the day, Nakamura proved superior as white against Alireza in the USD 1,60,000 prize money event. In the women's section, Vaishali ensured that her lead remained intact after a draw in Armageddon as black against Muzychuk. Seven rounds still remain in both sections of the event. Results ===== Men: R Praggnanandhaa (Ind, 5.5) beat Magnus Carlsen (Nor, 3) 3-0; Fabiano Caruana (Usa, 5) beat Ding Liren (Chn, 2.5) 3-0; Hikaru Nakamura (Usa, 2.5) beat Firouzja Alireza (Fra, 2.5) 1.5-1. Women: Anna Muzychuk (Ukr, 3) lost to R Vaishali (Ind, 5.5) 1-1.5; Koneru Humpy (Ind, 3) beat Tinglie Lei (Chn, 4) 1-1.5; Pia Cramling (Swe, 3) lost to Wenjun Ju (Chn, 1-1.5. 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