NEW DELHI: As younger GM R Praggnanandhaa on Friday shocked second-seeded Hikaru Nakamura to go into the utmost 16 of the FIDE International Cup chess match in Baku, global negative.1 Magnus Carlsen, in a satisfying formality, congratulated the junior Indian prodigy day his fit was once nonetheless on.
Within the viral video, Carlsen can also be evident strolling throughout to Praggnanandhaa day his personal recreation was once nonetheless occurring and congratulated the Indian.
5-time global champion and Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand too hailed the younger GM and stated, “Praggnanandhaa does it! Eliminating one of the pre tournament favourites Hikaru Nakamura to go through to the next round. A truly impressive performance by Prag!”
Praggnanandhaa will meet Hungarian GM Ferenc Berkes within the spherical of 16.
