NEW DELHI: Teen-aged Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa drew the second sport of his FIDE World Cup semifinal in opposition to American GM Fabiano Caruana on Sunday, sending the match to a tie-break.
Praggnanandhaa, 18, tied the two-match classical collection in opposition to Caruana 1-1. On Monday, the 2 gamers will compete in a tie-break to find out who advances to the ultimate versus world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen.
The match between Praggnanandhaa and world No.three Caruana on Sunday led to a tie after 47 strikes.
Carlsen, who gained the primary sport on Saturday, drew in 74 strikes in opposition to Azerbaijan’s Nijat Abasov to safe his place within the last.
Praggnanandhaa, 18, tied the two-match classical collection in opposition to Caruana 1-1. On Monday, the 2 gamers will compete in a tie-break to find out who advances to the ultimate versus world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen.
The match between Praggnanandhaa and world No.three Caruana on Sunday led to a tie after 47 strikes.
Carlsen, who gained the primary sport on Saturday, drew in 74 strikes in opposition to Azerbaijan’s Nijat Abasov to safe his place within the last.
This was the primary World Cup look for the Norwegian celebrity.
Praggnanandhaa, a younger chess prodigy from Chennai, grew to become solely the second Indian after the well-known Viswanathan Anand to qualify for the World Cup semifinals, and he may even compete within the Candidates occasion subsequent 12 months.
The match’s prime three finishers advance to the Candidates occasion in 2024, which is able to select Ding Liren’s successor.
(With inputs from PTI)
