{"id":360232,"date":"2023-08-24T12:48:41","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T12:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/08\/24\/r-praggnanandhaas-historic-road-to-fide-world-cup-final-chess-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T12:48:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T12:48:41","slug":"r-praggnanandhaas-historic-road-to-fide-world-cup-final-chess-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/08\/24\/r-praggnanandhaas-historic-road-to-fide-world-cup-final-chess-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"R Praggnanandhaa&#8217;s historic road to FIDE World Cup final | Chess News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-103028548,imgsize-52384.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Grandmaster R <!-- -->Praggnanandhaa<!-- --> on Thursday lost to World no.1 <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/magnus-carlsen\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Magnus Carlsen-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/magnus-carlsen\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Magnus Carlsen<\/a> in the <!-- -->FIDE World Cup final<!-- --> in Baku but despite that the teenage prodigy scripted a golden chapter in Indian chess history, becoming the youngest player from the country and only the second to Viswanathan Anand, to compete in the final.<br \/>The 18-year-old unfortunately went down in the summit clash to Norwegian in the tie-breaks. <br \/>Here&#8217;s a look at Praggnanandhaa journey in the elite event:<br \/><span class=\"strong\">R Praggnanandhaa&#8217;s road to World Cup final:<\/span><br \/>*Got a bye in first round.<br \/>*Defeated French Grandmaster Maxime Lagarde 1.5-0.5 in second round.<br \/>*Beat experienced Czech GM David Navara 1.5-0.5 in third round.<br \/>*Beat world No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura of USA 3-1 in fourth round.<br \/>*Beat Hungarian Ferenc Berkes 1.5-0.5 in fifth round.<br \/>*Registered a come-from-behind 5-4 win over compatriot Arjun Erigaisi in the sixth round.<br \/>*Beat Italian-American Grandmaster, Fabiano Caruana, ranked third in the world, 3.5-2.5 in the semifinal to become the youngest to reach the summit clash of the World Cup.<br \/>*Game 1 of Final on Tuesday ended in a draw after 35 moves.<br \/>*Game 2 between Praggnanandhaa and Carlsen also ended in a quick draw in just 30 moves.<br \/>*Praggnanandhaa and Carlsen returned on Thursday to play in the shorter time control games, with the Indian losing in the tie-break.<br \/><span class=\"em \">(With inputs from PTI)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? 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