DARK SECRETS: 14 - The Real Truth

‘India is waiting’: Chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa takes on Magnus Carlsen

India’s 18-year-old grandmaster will take on Norway’s reigning world number one in the Chess World Cup final in Baku.

Al Jazeera · Aug 22, 2023

India’s new chess star Praggnanandhaa: The knight who will be king

Chess is a game of hidden joy. And there is one (Anand) in India’s new chess star – Praggnanandhaa.

The Times of India · Aug 22, 2023

Indian prodigy becomes youngest player to reach Chess World Cup final

R Praggnanandhaa, 18, will take on Magnus Carlsen in the World Cup final

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023

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 · Aug 21, 2023

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 · Aug 21, 2023

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

Indian GM ties classical series against Caruana

The Times of India · Aug 21, 2023

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 · Aug 20, 2023

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.

The Times of India · Aug 20, 2023

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 · Aug 19, 2023

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 · Aug 18, 2023