Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa held his personal in opposition to World No.1 Magnus Carlsen to safe a draw after 30 strikes within the second classical sport of the ultimate of the FIDE World Cup Chess in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Wednesday.
The title might be determined by a tie-breaker tomorrow.
Carlsen, enjoying white, was seeking to get a draw from the outset – some extent that was made by five-time world champion and Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand, too. “Wow, didn’t anticipate this opening! Is Magnus repeating his sport 12 technique of 2016 and aiming for a tiebreak?” he wrote on X (previously Twitter).
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Within the first sport on Monday, the 18-year previous GM had held his personal in opposition to a fancied and higher-rated opponent and compelled a stalemate in 35 strikes, enjoying white items. The Indian performed a stable sport and agreed to a draw on transfer 35.
Carlsen had revealed after the sport that he had been affected by meals poisoning, and stated that although he had a break, he was not in greatest bodily form.
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Praggnanandhaa had earlier stormed into the ultimate by stunning world No.3 Fabiano Caruana 3.5-2.5.
The Indian teenager grew to become solely the second participant from the nation to succeed in the ultimate of the World Cup after Anand, and certified for the Candidates event in 2024. He additionally grew to become the third youngest participant after the legendary Bobby Fischer and Carlsen to qualify for the Candidates event.
