NEW DELHI: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa on Thursday misplaced to World no.1 Magnus Carlsen within the FIDE World Cup last in Baku however regardless of that the teenage prodigy scripted a golden chapter in Indian chess historical past, turning into the youngest participant from the nation and solely the second to Viswanathan Anand, to compete within the last.
The 18-year-old sadly went down within the summit conflict to Norwegian within the tie-breaks.
Here is a take a look at Praggnanandhaa journey within the elite occasion:
R Praggnanandhaa’s street to World Cup last:
*Bought a bye in first spherical.
*Defeated French Grandmaster Maxime Lagarde 1.5-0.5 in second spherical.
*Beat skilled Czech GM David Navara 1.5-0.5 in third spherical.
*Beat world No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura of USA 3-1 in fourth spherical.
*Beat Hungarian Ferenc Berkes 1.5-0.5 in fifth spherical.
*Registered a come-from-behind 5-Four win over compatriot Arjun Erigaisi within the sixth spherical.
*Beat Italian-American Grandmaster, Fabiano Caruana, ranked third on this planet, 3.5-2.5 within the semifinal to grow to be the youngest to succeed in the summit conflict of the World Cup.
*Recreation 1 of Last on Tuesday resulted in a draw after 35 strikes.
*Recreation 2 between Praggnanandhaa and Carlsen additionally resulted in a fast attract simply 30 strikes.
*Praggnanandhaa and Carlsen returned on Thursday to play within the shorter time management video games, with the Indian shedding within the tie-break.
(With inputs from PTI)
The 18-year-old sadly went down within the summit conflict to Norwegian within the tie-breaks.
Here is a take a look at Praggnanandhaa journey within the elite occasion:
R Praggnanandhaa’s street to World Cup last:
*Bought a bye in first spherical.
*Defeated French Grandmaster Maxime Lagarde 1.5-0.5 in second spherical.
*Beat skilled Czech GM David Navara 1.5-0.5 in third spherical.
*Beat world No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura of USA 3-1 in fourth spherical.
*Beat Hungarian Ferenc Berkes 1.5-0.5 in fifth spherical.
*Registered a come-from-behind 5-Four win over compatriot Arjun Erigaisi within the sixth spherical.
*Beat Italian-American Grandmaster, Fabiano Caruana, ranked third on this planet, 3.5-2.5 within the semifinal to grow to be the youngest to succeed in the summit conflict of the World Cup.
*Recreation 1 of Last on Tuesday resulted in a draw after 35 strikes.
*Recreation 2 between Praggnanandhaa and Carlsen additionally resulted in a fast attract simply 30 strikes.
*Praggnanandhaa and Carlsen returned on Thursday to play within the shorter time management video games, with the Indian shedding within the tie-break.
(With inputs from PTI)
