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[ad_1] Humble to the core, teen sensation R Praggnanandhaa was far from realising the enormity of his achievement in the FIDE World Cup but reckoned his incredible run could force people to "start noticing" Indian chess. It needed the sheer brilliance of Magnus Carlsen to stop the 18-year-old Praggnanandhaa's march as he finished second best after losing in the final on Thursday. "I feel very good to be in the finals, today I didn't win, but it's normal in chess," Praggnanandhaa told PTI from Baku hours after he finished runner-up."No, not yet, but I guess it will at some point," he said with a smile when asked if he understood the magnitude of his feat.Praggnanandhaa put up a valiant effort in the final and held world No. 1 and five-time world champion Carlsen to a draw in the two class...

[ad_1] R Praggnanandhaa lost to Magnus Carlsen in the Chess World Cup final.© TwitterIndia's R Praggnanandhaa, over the last three days in the Chess World Cup final against Magnus Carlsen, showed the world that he is here to stay at the top in chess for years to come. The 18-year-old stunned a series of top names in global chess to set up a Chess World Cup title clash with world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen. The Indian teenager lost the fight against his five-time World Championship winner but not before dragging the match to the tie-breakers. Though Carlsen prevailed on Praggnanandhaa, he gave him a new tag that might make him proud."It's little bit funny that I faced almost zero players in their prime. I played Chuky (Vasyl Ivanchuk) and then I played three youngsters. So, yeah, obviously they...

[ad_1] R Praggnanandhaa and Magnus Carlsen had earlier drawn both their games of Classical Chess.© FIDEWorld No. 1 Magnus Carlsen defeated India's grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa to clinch the title of International Chess Federation World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan on Thursday. The Norwegian chess grandmaster won the first game of the Rapid Chess tie-breaker with black pieces and manged to hold on for a draw in the second game with white pieces. The tie breaker is played in a Rapid Chess quicker-time control format.Praggnanandhaa fought hard but fell short with Carlsen summoning all his big match experience when it mattered the most.Earlier on Wednesday Praggnanandhaa and Carlsen drew both their games of Classical Chess.Praggnanandhaa had to settle for the position of runner-up of the 2023 FID...

[ad_1] Chess World Cup final 2023 Live: Match to be decided in tie-breaker© TwitterChess World Cup final 2023 LIVE updates:The FIDE Chess World Cup 2023 has reached its decisive stage, with India's R Praggnanandhaa and World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen up against each other in the final. The title decider started on Tuesday but would see its conclusion on Thursday after a winner could not be found in the first and the second game.  The tie-breaker has been decided into three stages, with the first two rapid games fetching each player 25 minutes, with a 10-second increment per move. If the score remains 1-1, the next stage of the tie-break will be triggered, fetching each player 10 minutes, with a 10-second increment per move. Similarly, the third stage will see two 5-minute games, with a 3-seco...