Chess World Cup Final 2023 Live, R Praggnanandhaa vs Magnus Carlsen: Match Starts As R Praggnanandhaa Takes On World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen; Action Set To Begin

Chess World Cup Final 2023 Live Updates: Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa takes on world no. 1 Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen in the final of the 2023 Chess World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan. The 18-year-old became the youngest Indian finalist after beating Fabiano Caruana 3.5-2.5 in a semi-final decided by a single tiebreak win. The last Indian to reach the final was Viswanathan Anand, who is a two-time World Cup winner in 2000 and 2002. This will be the 20th time Praggnanandhaa takes on Carlsen, with the latter holding a slight advantage in head-to-head.

: A great moment for Praggnanandhaa, as Magnus Carlsen congratulates him for his stunning victory over world #2 Hikaru Nakamura in round 4!

Praggnanandhaa reached the final by prevailing against #3 Fabiano Caruana; can he pull off another upset and claim the #FIDEWorldCup... pic.twitter.com/yLTY6ZMmkP