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Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa (X Image/@FIDE_chess)
18-year-old R Praggnanandhaa shone throughout the tournament and had a dream run.
R Praggnanandhaa fought hard but failed to get past world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the FIDE World Cup final on Thursday. In the exciting match, Carlsen managed to clinch the tie-break 1.5-0.5 after the classical games ended in a stalemate.
Carlsen won the first game of the tie-break in 45 moves and had the advantage of white pieces in the second game where the tie-break ended in a draw – 25+10. The Norwegian legend played it safe after he had won the first, displaying his end-game skills.
It was Carlsen’s first World Cup triumph, having won the World Championship five times.
Meanwhile, the 18-year-old Indian shone throughout the tournament and had a dream run.
The sports fraternity and fans on the microblogging site X, formerly known as Twitter, hailed Praggnanandhaa for his impressive show throughout the tournament.
The results in the World Cup also helped Praggnanandhaa qualify for Candidates 2024 tournament, which will be held in Canada.
Praggnanandhaa, thus, became the third youngest player after the legendary Bobby Fischer and Carlsen to qualify for the Candidates tournament. He is only the second Indian after the legendary Anand to reach the World Cup final.
Praggnanandhaa, who finished second in the tournament, got the big prize money of USD 80,000.
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