Praggnanandhaa defeats Carlsen three times in a row
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Praggnanandhaa defeats Carlsen three times in a row
16-year-old R Praggnanandhaa, India's young grandmaster, crushed world number one Magnus Carlsen for the third time this year. He crushed Carlsen 4-2 in the last round of the FTX Crypto Cup. Notwithstanding the triumph over Carlsen, he completed second in the last table. Carlsen brought home the championship by scoring the most focuses.
- The initial two matches played among Carlsen and Praggnanandhaa were drawn. After which the Norwegian player dominated the third match yet the Indian player didn't surrender and dominated the fourth match and hauled the match to a sudden death round. The Indian then shocked Carlsen by dominating both the matches in the sudden death round.
- Carlsen scored a sum of 16 focuses while Praggnanandhaa finished his mission with 15 places. Alireza Firoza additionally scored 15 focuses however completed third as Praggnanandhaa crushed him in the main competition.
- Praggnanandhaa acquired his most memorable win against best on the planet Magnus Carlsen when he was in the eighth round of the fundamental phase of the AirThings Masters chess competition held web-based last February. His second success against Carlsen came on 20 May this year when he crushed Magnus Carlsen in the Chess Masters online fast chess competition.
About R. Praggnanandhaa
He is a chess grandmaster of India. At 16 years old, he is viewed as a chess wonder and is the fifth most youthful individual to have gotten the title of grandmaster. His sister Vaishali Rameshbabu is likewise a chess player and has gotten the International Masters and the Woman Grandmaster title.
About Magnus Carlsen
Magnus Carlsen is a five-time World Chess Champion and a Norwegian chess grandmaster. He has brought home the World Rapid Chess Championship multiple times and the World Blitz Chess Championship multiple times. Since, first July 2011, he has been positioned first in the FIDE world chess rankings. With a pinnacle rating of 2882, he holds the record of having the most noteworthy pinnacle kept throughout the entire existence of the game. He likewise holds the record for the longest unbeaten streak in traditional chess at the most significant level.