Fabiano, the third-ranked chess player in the world, was defeated in the Praggnanandha Chess World Cup final by an Indian player

R Praggnanandhaa, an Indian Grandmaster, has advanced to the FIDE World Cup of Chess final

. On Monday night, he defeated Fabiano Caruana, the third-ranked player in the world, 3.5-2.5. The location of this competition is Baku, Azerbaijan.

The second Indian player to accomplish this accomplishment is Praggnanandhaa. Previously, Vishwanathan Anand’s name appeared on this record. This World Cup was won by Anand in 2002. Magnus Carlsen, the top-ranked player in the world, will now square off against Praggnanandhaa in the championship match. Praggnanand would receive Rs 91 lakh if he prevails in this.

A tie break score is created in the tiebreaker depending on the results of the player’s prior games. The winner is determined by who received the higher score.

will compete against Carlsen in 7 months

Magnus Carlsen and R Praggnanandhan frequently engage in close matches. In Head to Head, Magnus Carlsen is in the lead. There have already been 19 contests between the two athletes. Carlsen has won eight of these, while Praggnanandhaa has won five. There are 6 drawn games. In January of this year, he and Carlsen last played to a draw in the Tata Steel Chess Championship.

Tweeted Vishwanathan Anand

The chess master Viswanathan Anand announced on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that Praggnanandhaa had advanced to the final. He will now play Magnus Carlsen after winning the tiebreak over Fabiano Caruana. Very impressive.

reached the semifinals after defeating India’s sole competitor.

In a sudden death tiebreaker on Thursday, Praggnanandhaa defeated Arjun Erigaisi of India to go to the semifinals. Praggnanandhaa has already reserved a spot at the Candidates tournament for the following year. Praggnanandhaa defeated American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura in a tiebreaker, causing one of the biggest upsets of the Chess World Cup.

I wasn’t planning on playing Carlsen and Praggnanandhan.

Praggnanandhaa, who advanced to the finals, commented afterward, “I didn’t expect to play against Magnus in this tournament at all, as I could only play against him in the finals.” I didn’t think I’d make it that far. I’ll just do my best and see what happens after that.

The renowned Grandmaster title was attained by Chennai-born Praggnanandhaa, the youngest grandmaster, in 2018. He was the second-youngest player in the world at the time and the youngest player in India to accomplish this accomplishment.

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Pragananand is a native of Tamil Nadu and became an international master when he was ten years old. On August 10, 2005, he was born in Chennai. His mother Nagalakshmi is a stay-at-home mom, while his father Rameshbabu manages a branch of the Tamil Nadu State Corporation Bank. At the age of 10, Praggnananda became the youngest International Chess Master in 2016.

made it into the Candidates Tournament as the third young player.

After seasoned players Bucky Fischer and Carlsen, Praggnanandhaa, 18, is now the third-youngest player to qualify for the Candidates event. While Carlsen qualified for the Candidates Tournament in 2007, Bucky Fischer did so in 1959. They were both 16 at the time. Praggnanand, on the other hand, just recently celebrated his 18th birthday. The winner of the Candidates Tournament, which will determine Ding Liren’s opponent, will be chosen in 2024.

Indian qualifies for Candidates Tournament for the second time

The second Indian to qualify for the Candidates Tournament is Praggnanandhaa. Viswanathan, who came before him, made the 1991 Candidates Tournament.