R. Praggnanandhaa vs Magnus Carlsen
India’s Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has defeated Magnus Carlsen for the first time in ‘Classic Chess’. The young player from India defeated the world number 1 player in the third round of Norway Chess 2024. With this win, 18-year-old Indian player Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has taken the lead in this prestigious tournament at Carlsen’s home ground.
BREAKING NEWS: Praggnanandhaa defeats Magnus Carlsen for the first time in Classical Chess!
Pragg took down the World no.1 with the White pieces in the 3rd round of Norway Chess 2024. It was a fantastic game by Pragg – he got an advantage out of the opening, and converted in… pic.twitter.com/Ny7jBJIzO7
— ChessBase India (@ChessbaseIndia) May 29, 2024
18-year-old Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa registered his maiden victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen in the third round of the Norway Chess 2024 tournament in Stavanger on Wednesday (May 29). R Praggnanandhaa scored 5.5 out of 9 at the end of the third round of the Norway Chess tournament. On the other hand, American Grandmaster Fabio Caruana finished second with three points after a win over GM Ding Liren on Wednesday.
After three rounds at the Norway Chess 2024, the brother sister duo have taken pole position! It’s still a long way to go in the tournament with 7 rounds to be played. But Pragg and Vaishali are proving surely and steadily that they are the absolute best in the world of chess.… pic.twitter.com/L0oK7KdLlV
— ChessBase India (@ChessbaseIndia) May 30, 2024
This is a big achievement for R. Praggnanandhaa, who lost to Magnus Carlsen in last year’s World Cup. Incidentally, R. Praggnanandhaa is only the fourth Indian to defeat Carlson in ‘classic chess’.
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