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Chess World Cup Final: A Look At R Praggnanandhaa's Record Against Magnus Carlsen

R Praggnanandhaa impressed everyone by becoming the second Indian chess player ever in history after the legendary Viswanathan Anand to reach the final of Chess World Cup. He defeated Fabiano Caruana 3.5-2.5 in a tight semi-final clash to set up his match against five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen. While Praggnanandhaa has been quite impressive in the past couple of years, the challenge of facing a renowned player like Carlsen is always massive. The Norwegian grandmaster is a former five-time World Chess Champion and current four-time World Rapid Chess Champion and current six-time World Blitz Chess Champion. He claimed the top rank in the FIDE world chess rankings back in 2011 and only Garry Kasparov has spent more time as the top player in the world.

Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov Hails Indian Prodigy Praggnanandhaa For Reaching FIDE WC Final

Former World Chess Champion and Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov has congratulated Indian grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa who stormed into the final of the FIDE World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan. Praggnanandhaa defeated World No. 3 Fabiano Caruana to reach the final of the FIDE World Cup, and his mother was also present at the event to witness her son's triumph. Kasparov 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.

In Carlsen's shadow, chess awaits a new world champion

Chess will crown a new world champion when Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren begin their battle on Sunday (Apr 9) in the shadow of incumbent Magnus Carlsen, who voluntarily relinquished the title he held since 2013.

Chess-In Carlsen's shadow, chess awaits a new world champion

Chess will crown a new world champion when Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren begin their battle on Sunday in the shadow of incumbent Magnus Carlsen, who voluntarily relinquished the title he held since 2013.

Magnus Carlsen's resignation gambit kicks up row

Magnus Carlsen's decision to resign after just one move against Hans Niemann, the 19-year-old American GM, in the sixth round of the online Generation Cup on Monday night created quite a stir and taken away the spotlight from two Indians (Arjun and Praggu), who are leading at the half-way mark of the league phase. Though Carlsen has not uttered a word against Niemann, it is believed that the Norwegian world champion is protesting against Niemann's history of cheating. Hans Niemann had confessed to cheating in two casual online games.

Magnus Carlsen's gambit is set to devalue world chess crown

The five-time champion is NOT running away from the challenger. For, he had defeated the same challenger (Ian Nepomniachchtchi of Russia) 4-0 in their match. But the Norwegian is tired of the Matchplay process and feels even the successful campaign is not rewarding enough vis-à-vis the effort.

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El dardo de Kasparov a Djokovic tras apoyar a los tenistas rusos que no irán a Wimbledon

La exclusión de los tenistas rusos y bielorrusos del torneo de Wimbledon sigue generando debate y tensión tras este anuncio que impedirá competir en el torneo a tenistas de la talla de Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Aryna Sabalenka o Victoria Azarenka entre otras raquetas destacadas.

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Chess World Cup Final: A Look At R Praggnanandhaa's Record Against Magnus Carlsen

Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov Hails Indian Prodigy Praggnanandhaa For Reaching FIDE WC Final

In Carlsen's shadow, chess awaits a new world champion

Chess-In Carlsen's shadow, chess awaits a new world champion

Magnus Carlsen's resignation gambit kicks up row

Magnus Carlsen's gambit is set to devalue world chess crown

Guerra Ucrania - Rusia: última hora hoy, en directo | Putin advierte a Estados Unidos

El dardo de Kasparov a Djokovic tras apoyar a los tenistas rusos que no irán a Wimbledon