This would be the twentieth assembly between R Praggnanandhaa and Magnus Carlsen.© X (Twitter)
Younger Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa is at the cusp of greatness as he’s taking on international deny. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway within the Chess Global Cup last on Tuesday. The 18-year-old registered a splendid victory over international deny. 3 Fabiano Caruana within the semi-final to change into the youngest Indian to succeed in the overall of the event. Praggnanandhaa’s father, Rameshbabu, is assured that his son can move all of the approach, having already defeated the Norwegian Grandmaster on more than one events within the era.
“Everyone of us is very happy. I haven’t really spoken to him yet. He has already beaten Carlsen multiple times so this will definitely help. He has been preparing, not just for this tournament,” Praggnanandhaa father Rameshbabu stated throughout a talk with NDTV.
This would be the twentieth assembly between Praggnanandhaa and Carlsen, with the Indian important 7:6 on face to face.
Praggnanandhaa and Carlsen had met previous this 12 months on the Masters, with the 67-move fit finishing in a connect.
For the file, Praggnanandhaa is the primary Indian in 21 years to succeed in the overall of the Chess Global Cup since Viswanathan Anand, who received the event in 2000 and 2002.
Carlsen has in demand the arena Disagree. 1 ranking for over 10 years, moment Praggnanandhaa cracked the arena govern 30 for the primary day throughout the continued event.
Previous, Praggnanandhaa had orchestrated one of the most largest upsets of the FIDE Global Cup upcoming he eradicated American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura within the tiebreakers.
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