Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa registered a surprising victory over world quantity 3 Fabiano Caruana within the semi-finals of the continued FIDE World Cup chess match in Baku, Azerbaijan on Monday. He’s now set to face Magnus Carlsen within the remaining of the match that may happen on Tuesday. With the win on Monday, Praggnanandhaa turned solely the second Indian participant following legendary participant Viswanathan Anand to enter the summit conflict of the match. The Indian teenager shocked Caruana 3.5-2.5 through the tie-break within the semifinals.
“Pragg goes by way of to the ultimate! He beats Fabiano Caruana within the tiebreak and can face Magnus Carlsen now. What a efficiency!,” chess legend Viswanathan Anand wrote on X, previously often called Twitter.
Pragg goes by way of to the ultimate! He beats Fabiano Caruana within the tiebreak and can face Magnus Carlsen now.
What a efficiency!@FIDE_chess #FIDEWorldCup2023
— Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking) August 21, 2023
Earlier, Praggnanandhaa beat compatriot Arjun Erigaisi 5-4 in a sudden demise tie-break to e-book a spot for himself within the semifinals on Thursday. Praggnanandhaa already secured a spot in subsequent 12 months’s Candidates occasion.
Listed here are some extra reactions:
Praggnanandhaa goes to the ultimate of the #FIDEWorldCup!
The Indian prodigy managed to beat world #3 Fabiano Caruana 3.5-2.5 after tiebreaks and can battle it out in opposition to Magnus Carlsen for the title.
Maria Emelianova pic.twitter.com/FDOjflp6jL
— Worldwide Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) August 21, 2023
18 years outdated Indian chess sensation Praggnanandhaa defeats 31 years outdated Fabiano Caruana (who’s the third highest rated chess participant ever) & qualifies to the finals.
This man is already a legend! I want he will get even 1% of the eye that cricketers get. pic.twitter.com/va15T49Nlw
— Mr Sinha (@MrSinha_) August 21, 2023
Congratulations @rpragchess for profitable in opposition to Fabiano and going to the finals on the World Cup in 2023! Proud and blissful!
— Ramesh RB (@Rameshchess) August 21, 2023
Praggnandhaa has simply crushed chess world #2 Fabiano Caruana and can now face world #1 Magnus Carslen within the finals of FIDE World Cup! That is HUGE for Indian chess! After Vishy Anand, Pragg goes to be the primary Indian to make it to the candidates! The long run is ours!!
— Samay Raina (@ReheSamay) August 21, 2023
Praggnanandhaa had orchestrated one of many largest upsets of the FIDE World Cup after he eradicated American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura within the tiebreakers.
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