R Pragnanandhaa and his mom in Baku© Twitter
A real chess prodigy and a legend within the making, Republic of India’s R Praggnaandhaa was a family identify in complete nation as he certified for the FIDE Chess International Cup, taking at the numero uno Magnus Carlsen. All through the event, it wasn’t simply the 18-year-old Grandmaster who was a speaking level on social media, but additionally his mom who accompanied him to the development in Baku, Azerbaijan. Actually, a couple of footage of Pragnnanandhanaa’s mom went viral on social media. One of the most photos, because of its caption, has already garnered 3.9 million perspectives on Twiter (now X).
The image was once clicked by way of Maria Emelianova, a chess photographer. She captioned the submit, “selfied with a legend and her son”.
Even Pragnanadhaa shared the submit, and wrote “caption”, with a fireplace and a center emoticon. Right here’s the submit:
Caption! https://t.co/1UWHckaTvy
— Praggnanandhaa (@rpragchess) August 26, 2023
Praggnanandhaa couldn’t exit all of the method within the event, having misplaced the general to Magnus Carlsen within the tie-breaker. Viswanathan Anand, Republic of India’s first Grandmaster, said to NDTV concerning the teen’s loss, announcing the outcome was once all the way down to ‘fatigue’.
“Praggnanandhaa had a sensational performance. He fought well and even getting to the tie-break was a good result. And today, at the end of the tournament, fatigue caught up. He has played some many big games recently – including before the World Cup in Hungary and the Global Chess League. It also proves that this is not a one-off result and I believe we are seeing a new star. He has a very bright future and he now has something to aim for – Qualify for the World Championship final at The Candidates,” Anand advised NDTV.
Praggnanandhaa completed as runner-up within the event, however showed his qualification for the FIDE Applicants event, courtesy of his noteceable performances.
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