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The chess world is in turmoil after the world champion, Magnus Carlsen, pulled out of a major tournament for the first time in his career with frenzied speculation over whether an opponent cheated.
Teenager Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa went down to Poland's Jan-Krzystof Duda via the tie-break in the sixth round of the FTX Crypto Cup, the American finale of Champions Chess Tour, on Sunday. It was the second loss for the 17-year old GM after he went down to Quang Liem Le in the previous round. He, however, remained in second spot with 13 match points behind world No.1 Magnus Carlsen (15 match points).
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa's winning run came to an end at the hands of Quang Liem Le in the fifth round of the FTX Crypto Cup, the American finale of Champions Chess Tour. Liem Le scored an emphatic 2.5-0.5 win over the teenaged Indian GM, securing victories in games two and three after the opener ended in a draw. A 43-move win in the third game sealed the deal for Liem Le as Praggnanandhaa's stupendous run was halted.
It was the second loss for the 17-year old GM after he went down to Quang Liem Le in the previous round. He, however, remained in second spot with 13 match points behind world No.1 Magnus Carlsen (15 match points). Duda drew first blood when he won the opening game.
Teenager Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa went down to Poland's Jan-Krzystof Duda via the tie-break in the sixth round of the FTX Crypto Cup, the American finale of Champions Chess Tour, on Sunday. It was the second loss for the 17-year old GM after he went down to Quang Liem Le in the previous round. He, however, remained in second spot with 13 match points behind world No.1 Magnus Carlsen (15 match points).
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa's winning run came to an end at the hands of China's Quang Liem Le in the fifth round of the FTX Crypto Cup, the American finale of Champions Chess Tour. Liem Le scored an emphatic 2.5-0.5 win over the teenaged Indian GM, securing victories in games two and three after the opener ended in a draw. A 43-move win in the third game sealed the deal for Liem Le as Praggnanandhaa's stupendous run was halted.
Liem Le scored an emphatic 2.5-0.5 win over the teenaged Indian GM, securing victories in games two and three after the opener ended in a draw. A 43-move win in the third game sealed the deal for Liem Le as Praggnanandhaa's stupendous run was halted. World No.1 Magnus Carlsen, meanwhile, went down 2-4 in a tie-break to Jan-Krzystof Duda of Poland after the four-game match ended 2-2. The Norwegian is in sole lead after the fifth round with 13 match points, one ahead of Praggnanandhaa.
India’s Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, 16, widely forecast as a future world class grandmaster, added to his growing reputation on Tuesday when he won the €5,000 first prize at the Reykjavik Open with an unbeaten 7.5/9. Earlier in his career, the Chennai teenager was the youngest ever international master, among the youngest ever GMs and the second youngest to reach a 2600 Fide rating.