FIDE World Cup Chess: India’s R Praggnanandhaa to face Magnus Carlsen in final

Baku: In chess, Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa will face  Magnus Carlsen in the final of FIDE World Cup chess tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan. Praggnanandhaa defeated world number 3 Fabiano Caruana  by ‘3.5-2.5’ via the tie-break in the semi-finals.

Praggnanandhaa became only the second Indian player following legendary player Viswanathan Anand to enter the summit clash of the tournament.

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‘Pragg goes through to the final! He beats Fabiano Caruana in the tiebreak and will face Magnus Carlsen now. What a performance!,’ chess legend Viswanathan Anand wrote on X.

Earlier, Praggnanandhaa beat compatriot Arjun Erigaisi 5-4 in a sudden death tie-break to book a place for himself in the semifinals. Praggnanandhaa already secured a spot in next year’s Candidates event.