Young Indian Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has grabbed everyone's attention with his शानदार प्रदर्शन (spectacular performance) at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam being held in Las Vegas. Praggnanandhaa caused a major upset by defeating World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the Round 4 match played on Wednesday.
Sports News: Indian young Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (R Praggnanandhaa) has once again surprised the world by defeating world number 1 player Magnus Carlsen (Magnus Carlsen). In the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tournament underway in Las Vegas, USA, Praggnanandhaa defeated the Norwegian legend in just 39 moves.
After this match, Praggnanandhaa has not only added another major achievement to his career, but he has also proved that he is a b contender to become the world champion in the coming times.
Praggnanandhaa Shows Class, Clean Sweeps with 93.9% Accuracy
In this match, Praggnanandhaa, playing with white pieces, maintained control from the start. The match was played in a rapid format of 10 minutes + 10 seconds. His game was so accurate that his accuracy was 93.9%, while Carlsen's was just 84.9%. With this victory, Praggnanandhaa not only defeated Carlsen once again, but also strengthened his name in the list of very few players to have defeated him in all three formats: Classical, Rapid and Blitz.
After the match, Praggnanandhaa said that he now likes freestyle chess more than classical. He also mentioned that this victory against Carlsen in this tournament is special for him because Carlsen himself is the co-founder of this tournament. This freestyle chess tournament is based on the Chess960 format, in which the player's raw understanding and strategy matter more than opening theory.
Magnus Carlsen Out of Tournament, Troubled by Continuous Losses
However, Magnus Carlsen started this tournament with a bang. He made everyone aware of his form by defeating Vincent Keymer and Levon Aronian in the initial rounds. But after that his performance kept declining.
- Round 3: Draw with Sindarov
- Round 4: Loss to Praggnanandhaa
- Round 5: Loss to Wesley So of America
- Round 6: Draw with Abdusattorov
Carlsen defeated Bibisara Assaubayeva of Kazakhstan in his final group stage match, but he could not qualify for the knockout from the White Group. Carlsen also lost both the matches in the playoffs and was eliminated from the tournament. He finished fifth.
Mixed Performance by Indian Grandmasters
Praggnanandhaa on top, Arjun Erigaisi also showed strength Praggnanandhaa performed brilliantly in the White Group. He secured the first position in the group stage with 4.5 points. He drew the match against Sindarov and Abdusattorov but won all the other matches. Meanwhile, Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi has qualified for the knockout from the Black Group. Arjun was third in this group after Hikaru Nakamura and Hans Niemann. Meanwhile, Vidit Gujrathi has been eliminated from this tournament.
This victory of Praggnanandhaa is not only individual but also a historic achievement for Indian chess. With this victory, he has once again shown the world that India's young talent has mastery in every format of chess. India now has many b young players like Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi and D Gukesh, who can take Indian chess to new heights globally in the coming years.
