India's 18 years old Indian chess sensation R. Praggnanandhaa defeats 31 years old Fabiano Caruana ,who's the third highest rated chess player ever & qualifies to the finals of the ongoing FIDE World Cup chess tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan on Monday. He is now set to face Magnus Carlsen in the final of the tournament that will take place on Tuesday. With the win on Monday, Praggnanandhaa became only the second Indian player following legendary player Viswanathan Anand to enter the summit clash of the tournament. The Indian teenager shocked Caruana 3.5-2.5 via the tie-break in the semifinals.
Pragg goes through to the final! He beats Fabiano Caruana in the tiebreak and will face Magnus Carlsen now.
— Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking) August 21, 2023
What a performance!@FIDE_chess #FIDEWorldCup2023
Earlier, Praggnanandhaa beat compatriot Arjun Erigaisi 5-4 in a sudden death tie-break to book a place for himself in the semifinals on Thursday. Praggnanandhaa already secured a spot in next year's Candidates event. Praggnanandhaa had orchestrated one of the biggest upsets of the FIDE World Cup after he eliminated American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura in the tiebreakers.
Praggnanandhaa goes to the final of the #FIDEWorldCup!
— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) August 21, 2023
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.
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