NEW DELHI: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa on Thursday misplaced to International deny.1 Magnus Carlsen within the FIDE International Cup ultimate in Baku however regardless of that the yongster prodigy scripted a yellowish bankruptcy in Indian chess historical past, turning into the youngest participant from the rustic and simplest the second one to Viswanathan Anand, to compete within the ultimate.
The 18-year-old sadly went ailing within the peak collision to Norwegian within the tie-breaks.
Right here’s a have a look at Praggnanandhaa walk within the elite tournament:
R Praggnanandhaa’s highway to International Cup ultimate:
*Were given a bye in first spherical.
*Defeated French Grandmaster Maxime Lagarde 1.5-0.5 in 2nd spherical.
*Beat skilled Czech GM David Navara 1.5-0.5 in 3rd spherical.
*Beat global Deny. 2 Hikaru Nakamura of USA 3-1 in fourth spherical.
*Beat Hungarian Ferenc Berkes 1.5-0.5 in 5th spherical.
*Registered a come-from-behind 5-4 win over compatriot Arjun Erigaisi within the 6th spherical.
*Beat Italian-American Grandmaster, Fabiano Caruana, ranked 3rd on the planet, 3.5-2.5 within the semifinal to develop into the youngest to succeed in the peak collision of the International Cup.
*Recreation 1 of Ultimate on Tuesday led to a draw upcoming 35 strikes.
*Recreation 2 between Praggnanandhaa and Carlsen additionally led to a handy guide a rough attract simply 30 strikes.
*Praggnanandhaa and Carlsen returned on Thursday to play games within the shorter hour keep an eye on video games, with the Indian shedding within the tie-break.
(With inputs from PTI)
The 18-year-old sadly went ailing within the peak collision to Norwegian within the tie-breaks.
Right here’s a have a look at Praggnanandhaa walk within the elite tournament:
R Praggnanandhaa’s highway to International Cup ultimate:
*Were given a bye in first spherical.
*Defeated French Grandmaster Maxime Lagarde 1.5-0.5 in 2nd spherical.
*Beat skilled Czech GM David Navara 1.5-0.5 in 3rd spherical.
*Beat global Deny. 2 Hikaru Nakamura of USA 3-1 in fourth spherical.
*Beat Hungarian Ferenc Berkes 1.5-0.5 in 5th spherical.
*Registered a come-from-behind 5-4 win over compatriot Arjun Erigaisi within the 6th spherical.
*Beat Italian-American Grandmaster, Fabiano Caruana, ranked 3rd on the planet, 3.5-2.5 within the semifinal to develop into the youngest to succeed in the peak collision of the International Cup.
*Recreation 1 of Ultimate on Tuesday led to a draw upcoming 35 strikes.
*Recreation 2 between Praggnanandhaa and Carlsen additionally led to a handy guide a rough attract simply 30 strikes.
*Praggnanandhaa and Carlsen returned on Thursday to play games within the shorter hour keep an eye on video games, with the Indian shedding within the tie-break.
(With inputs from PTI)
