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Despite WC heart break, Praggnanandhaa keeps India’s world title hopes alive

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Despite WC Heart Break, Praggnanandhaa Keeps India’s World Title Hopes Alive

By IANS News August 24, 2023 • 19:43 PM View: 607

Indian Space Research Organisation: Though Indian chess Grandmaster (GM) R. Praggnanandhaa finished runner-up in the strong FIDE World Cup held at Baku in Azerbaijan on Wednesday, the 18-year-old chess prodigy booked his seat in the Candidates Tournament to be held in Canada next year.

In the World Cup final tie-breaker, Praggnanandhaa went down fighting to world No. 1 by rating and former world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway.

TAGS Though Indian FIDE World Cup Candidates Tournament World Cup Magnus Carlsen GM Viswanathan Anand Liren Ding Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi GM Hikaru Nakamura Fabiano Caruana FTX Crypto Cup Indian Space Research Organisation For Praggnanandhaa

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