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Chess World Cup: Praggnanandhaa goes down fighting to Carlsen in final

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Chess World Cup: Praggnanandhaa Goes Down Fighting To Carlsen In Final

By IANS News August 24, 2023 • 19:44 PM View: 736

FIDE World Cup: World No. 1 chess player by rating, Norwegian Grandmaster (GM) Magnus Carlsen (32) won the FIDE World Cup after defeating Indian prodigy GM R. Praggnanandhaa (18) in tie-breaker at Baku in Azerbaijan on Thursday.

Former world champion Carlsen clinched the title by winning the first tie-breaker game and then drawing the second one.

TAGS World No Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen FIDE World Cup The Indian World Cup

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