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Chess World Cup: Praggnanandhaa shocks Caruana, meets Carlsen in final

NEW DELHI: In a remarkable display of skill and determination, Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa secured a stunning victory over World No. 3 Fabiano Caruana with a score of 3.5-2.5 in the tie-breaker round of the FIDE World Cup chess tournament held in Baku, Azerbaijan on Monday.

The Times of India

Praggnanandhaa heads to World Cup Chess finals, beating Fabiano Caruana

Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa stunned world No.3 Fabiano Caruana 3.5-2.5 via the tie-break in the semifinals of the FIDE World Cup chess tournament. He will now take on Norway’s Magnus Carlsen in the final.

The Hindu

Chess World Cup: Will it be Praggu vs Carlsen final? Teen's semifinal tiebreaker today

Indian GM ties classical series against Caruana

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Praggnanandhaa takes Caruana to the tie-breaker; Carlsen in final

Tenacious Praggnanandhaa holds Caruana to draw, Carlsen wins, Salimova misses golden chance; Muzychuk takes third prize.

The Hindu

Chess World Cup: Praggnanandhaa vs Caruana semifinal heads to tie-break

NEW DELHI: Teen-aged Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa drew the second game of his FIDE World Cup semifinal against American GM Fabiano Caruana on Sunday, sending the match to a tie-break.

The Times of India

Chess World Cup semifinals: Praggnanandhaa holds Fabiano Caruana, Magnus Carlsen escapes with a win

R Praggnanandhaa defended his slightly minus position against Fabiano Caruana with precision but Nijat Abasov could not land a punch that could have helped him floor Magnus Carlsen.

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Chess world cup: Praggnanandhaa draws Caruana in first game of semifinals

Praggnanandhaa forces draw with Black pieces against Caruana in FIDE World Cup semis. Carlsen escapes trouble after Abasov overlooks winning move. Praggnanandhaa equal to challenge despite playing pawn less.

The Hindu

World Cup: Praggnanandhaa draws Caruana in first game of semi-finals

BAKU (Azerbaijan): Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa held fancied American player Fabiano Caruana to a draw in the first game of the semifinals of the FIDE World Cup chess tournament on Saturday.

The Times of India

World Cup: Praggnanandhaa draws Nakamura in first game of semi-finals

BAKU (Azerbaijan): Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa held fancied American player Fabiano Caruana to a draw in the first game of the semifinals of the FIDE World Cup chess tournament on Saturday.

The Times of India

Can Fabiano Caruana stop R Praggnanandhaa's rapid strides?

Fabiano Caruana is the only World Chess Championship challenger and losing finalist in history who did not lose a single classical game in the title match. He himself could not win a classical game in that 2018 match with Magnus Carlsen and lost in rapid tiebreaks. The American failed to…

The Times of India

Chess: Carlsen edges closer to World Cup as Indians shine and Russians fail

The world No 1 faces the little-known Nijat Abasov in this weekend’s semi-final, while there were four Indian quarter-finalists and no Russians

The Guardian - UK

Grand Chess Tour: Carlsen wins; Gukesh finishes 5th, Anand settles for 7th in Blitz event

Young Indian Grandmaster D. Gukesh finished fifth while his illustrious compatriot Viswanathan Anand could only manage a tied seventh place in the third leg of the 2023 SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz chess tournament.

The Hindu

Grand Chess Tour: Gukesh finishes 5th, Viswanathan Anand settles for tied 7th in Blitz event

ZAGREB (Croatia): Young Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh finished fifth while his illustrious compatriot Viswanathan Anand could only manage a tied seventh place in the third leg of the 2023 SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz chess tournament.

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Grand Chess Tour: Viswanathan Anand, D Gukesh tied 6th after nine games

ZAGREB: Indian players Viswanathan Anand and young GM D Gukesh slipped on the first day of the Blitz segment in the 2023 SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz tournament, part of the Grand Chess Tour.

The Times of India

Teenaged GM Gukesh stuns Viswanathan Anand on Grand Chess Tour

In a remarkable turn of events at the 2023 SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz tournament, young Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh achieved a memorable victory over his esteemed compatriot and idol, Viswanathan Anand, in the eighth round of the Rapid event.

The Hindu

Grand Chess Tour: Anand has moderate day; Gukesh shines with twin wins

Indian maestro Viswanathan Anand had a moderate run on day two of the SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz chess tournament, part of the Grand Chess Tour, winning, drawing and losing a game each

The Hindu

Data | Another tiger from Madras: The rise and rise of D. Gukesh

A comparison of Gukesh’s FIDE ratings over time shows that his rise to the elite is reminiscent of journeys undertaken by world number one Magnus Carlsen

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The Guardian - UK

Chess: Hikaru Nakamura snatches final round victory from Fabiano Caruana

The streamer with more than a million followers caught the US champion, who had led all the way

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Caruana leads at Stavanger after beating Carlsen in opening round

The US champion beat the Norwegian for the first time in eight years, then scored in his next two games to lead the 10-player event

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen loses to a Pole in Poland with Polish Defence before winning run

The world No 1 chose 1 d4 b5 as Black against Radoslaw Wojtaszek and was in trouble by move nine before resigning at move 38, but later won seven games in a row to take first prize in Warsaw

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Caruana edges Bucharest while Ding narrowly avoids finishing bottom

The US champion finished on 5.5/9, half a point ahead of a quartet of pursuers, while the new world champion, fatigued from his title match exertions, escaped last place only in the final round

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Caruana leads in Bucharest while Ding and Nepomniachtchi falter

The Russian and Chinese stars competed again just a week after their world title match, but at halfway in Romania they both trailed the in-form US champion

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Ding sets world title landmark and is ‘ready to take on Carlsen’

China’s new world champion became the first since 1886 to lead the title match only in the final game, while the Norwegian implied he will play fewer classical tournaments

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Ding and Nepomniachtchi go to the wire as speed shootout looms

The pair are tied at 6.5-6.5 before Saturday’s 14th and final classical game, and if this is drawn then rapid and blitz on Sunday will decide who becomes world champion

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