On Monday, Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa beats Fabiana Caruana in the semifinals of the FIDE World Cup chess tournament in Baku. He beat World No.3 Fabiana Cauruna 3.5-2.5 in a tiebreak in the semifinals.
R Pragganandhaa will face World No.1 Magnus Carlsen in the finals for the title. According to news reports, the final is scheduled for Tuesday.
Furthermore, he became only the second Indian player, after great player Viswanathan Anand, to reach the tournament’s final.
Praggnanandhaa beats Fabiano Caruana:
Pragg goes through to the final! He beats Fabiano Caruana in the tiebreak and will face Magnus Carlsen now.
What a performance! Viswanathan Anand tweeted.
Pragg goes through to the final! He beats Fabiano Caruana in the tiebreak and will face Magnus Carlsen now.
What a performance!@FIDE_chess #FIDEWorldCup2023
— Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking) August 21, 2023
Praggnanandhaa goes to the final of the #FIDEWorldCup!
The Indian prodigy managed to beat world #3 Fabiano Caruana 3.5-2.5 after tiebreaks and will battle it out against Magnus Carlsen for the title, International Chess Federation tweeted.
🔥 Praggnanandhaa goes to the final of the #FIDEWorldCup!
The Indian prodigy managed to beat world #3 Fabiano Caruana 3.5-2.5 after tiebreaks and will battle it out against Magnus Carlsen for the title.
📷 Maria Emelianova pic.twitter.com/FDOjflp6jL
— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) August 21, 2023
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