India’s youth can conquer any domain, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday after meeting18-year-old chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa and congratulating him on his brilliant performance at the International Chess Federation (FIDE). On social media platform X, Modi said that Praggnanandhaa personify passion and perseverance. The prime minister said, “Had very special visitors at 7, …
The chess World Cup final had been decided a couple of hours earlier but the excitement in Viswanathan Anand’s voice was still palpable. It was despite his protégé Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa having lost the final to world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen. Anand spoke with BORIA MAJUMDAR about what this achievement means, how it can help Indian …
In a nail-biting showdown at the FIDE World Cup final in Baku, Indian chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa faced off against the formidable Norwegian world champion, Magnus Carlsen. The tension was palpable as the two chess titans battled it out in a tie-breaker that would determine the ultimate victor. This historic clash unfolded after the initial …
The Chess World Cup 2023 final has reached a nail-biting juncture, with the much-anticipated clash between Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and Magnus Carlsen heading into a tie-breaker. The thrilling contest, held in Baku, Azerbaijan, has witnessed two consecutive draws in the classical format, compelling the finalists to resolve the winner through rapid and blitz games. Rapid tie-breaker …
Humble to the core, teen sensation R Praggnanandhaa was far from realising the enormity of his achievement in the FIDE World Cup but reckoned his incredible run could force people to “start noticing” Indian chess. It needed the sheer brilliance of Magnus Carlsen to stop the 18-year-old Praggnanandhaa’s march as he finished second best after …
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa lost the Chess World Cup final to Magnus Carlsen in a tiebreaker match on Thursday. The two classical games on Tuesday and Wednesday had ended in draws forcing the final to a tie-break. The world No. 1 beat Praggnanandhaa 1.5-0.5 in the first tie-break match and then saw the second game …
Baku: Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa’s dream run in the FIDE World Cup ended at the hands of world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, who beat him 1.5-0.5 in the tie-break here on Thursday after the classical games ended in a stalemate. The second 25+10 tie-break game ended in a draw in 22 moves as the Norwegian …
Indian teen chess prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa on 23 August decided to draw the second game of the Chess World Cup Final after over one hour of intense competition against world No. 1 and five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen in Baku, Azerbaijan. Earlier, Praggnanandhaa defeated World No. 3 Fabiano Caruana and stormed into the final of …
The first game of the FIDE World Cup final between Indian grandmaster Praggnanandhaa and World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen ended in a draw on Tuesday after 35 moves. Magnus will be playing with white pieces in Wednesday’s second classical game, according to International Chess Federation. “It’ll be a fight. He’ll definitely push very hard. I’ll …
The first match of the final of the FIDE World Cup chess tournament between India’s grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa and Norway’s Magnus Carlsen has ended in a draw after 35 moves in Baku, Azerbaijan on Tuesday. Both the grandmasters will continue their play in the second game of the two-match classical series of the Federation Internationale …