Vishwanathan Anand Praises on India’s Young Chess Prodigy

India’s renowned Chess Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand has heaped praises on India’s upcoming Chess superstar – R. Praggnanandhaa. The feisty chess player has reached the finals of the Chess World Cup, where he will face Magnus Carlsen for the title. Anand wrote on X, “Pragg goes through to the final! He beats Fabiano Caruana in the tiebreak and will face Magnus Carlsen now. What a performance! @FIDE_chess #FIDEWorldCup2023.”

AICF President Sanjay Kapoor also recognised the youngster’s achievement saying, “Congratulations to Praggnanandhaa @rpragchess on his amazing victory & making it to the FINALS of @FIDE_chess Chess World Cup. Bravo! Indian chess lovers can’t wait for the Final as it promises to be one RED HOT Contest with the World no.1 @MagnusCarlsen on the other side.” Susan Polgar, former Women’s No. 1 player, also wished him saying, “Congratulations to GM Praggnanandhaa for reaching the 2023 World Cup final to face Magnus! He defeated world #2 Fabiano in the playoff to earn the coveted spot! He also defeated world #3 Hikaru earlier!” Praggnanandhaa will now play against Carlsen for the title, which will be a big achievement for Indian Chess if he manages to clinch the victory.

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