Praggnanandhaa advances to the finals: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa, a teenage phenomenon from India, stunned world No. 3 Fabiano Caruana of the USA on Monday in the FIDE World Cup quarterfinals in Baku, Azerbaijan. Praggnanandhaa triumphed after a tense tie-break that concluded with a score of 3.5-2.5, sealing his position in the championship match and the Candidates 2024 competition, which is scheduled to take place in Canada.
Following a 1-1 deadlock in their two-game classical series, Praggnanandhaa showed great talent to defeat Caruana. The teen’s tactical prowess and fast thinking were on display in the tie-break victory over the American Grandmaster. With this arduous victory, a thrilling championship match versus Norwegian world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen is now guaranteed.
Since Praggnanandhaa was the first Indian to play in the Chess World Cup final in 21 years, the victory is significant historically for India. Viswanathan Anand was the last to accomplish this; he won the World Cup twice, in 2000 and 2002, though in a different format.
Anand took to ‘X’ (formerly known as Twitter) to praise the youthful talent after taking notice of the accomplishment. “Pragg advances to the final! In the tiebreak, he prevailed over Fabiano Caruana, and he will now play Magnus Carlsen. What a performance!,” Anand wrote, echoing the joy and pride experienced by many people around the nation.
Praggnanandhaa undoubtedly brings with him the enormous aspirations and wishes of a country with a long history in the game of chess as he gets set to face Carlsen in the championship match.
Undoubtedly, chess fans from all around the world, not just in India, will be watching and cheering for this intriguing match. Whatever the result, Praggnanandhaa’s achievement is a crucial step forward for Indian chess.
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