Global No. 1 Magnus Carlsen received his maiden Global Cup crown after beating India’s teenage sensation Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa within the tie-breakers of the general in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan on 24 August. The 32-year-old Norweigien received the primary of 2 tiebreak video games sooner than drawing in the second one after the 2 gamers drew the primary two video games of the championship fit.
? Magnus Carlsen is the winner of the 2023 FIDE Global Cup! ?
Magnus prevails in opposition to Praggnanandhaa in an exciting tiebreak and provides another prestigious trophy to his assortment! Congratulations! ?
? Stev Bonhage #FIDEWorldCup percent.twitter.com/sUjBdgAb7a
— Global Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) August 24, 2023
The 18-year-old from Chennai changed into simply the second one Indian to qualify for the Applicants Event after incomes the silver medal on the festival. He was once one victory clear of becoming a member of the Indian legend on the pinnacle after being the primary Indian after Viswanathan Anand to make it to the general.
Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa, who defeated the highest 3 gamers within the Global Chess Federation (FIDE) Ratings, misplaced the chance to develop into the primary participant in Global Cup historical past to win the name. He received 3 tie-breakers, together with the ones within the quarterfinals and semifinals in opposition to Global No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura and Global No. 3 Fabiano Caruana to advance to his first chess Global Cup ultimate.
Praggnanandhaa is the runner-up of the 2023 FIDE Global Cup! ?
Congratulations to the 18-year-old Indian prodigy on an excellent match! ?
On his option to the general, Praggnanandhaa beat, amongst others, international #2 Hikaru Nakamura and #3 Fabiano Caruana! Via profitable the silver… percent.twitter.com/zJh9wQv5pS
— Global Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) August 24, 2023
Praggnanandhaa has an Elo ranking of 2723, then again, his fresh performances function a well timed reminder that the younger participant plays at his tenacious highest underneath duress. He has earned a staggering quantity of USD 80,000 (roughly Rs 66,13,444) while the winner is taking house USD 110K (roughly Rs 90,93,551).
He additionally made historical past previous in his occupation through turning into the youngest ever global chess grasp on the age of 10 years, 10 months and 19 days. P
rime Minister Narendra Modi additionally took to X to congratulate him in this momentous success and lauded his spectacular abilities.
We’re happy with Praggnanandhaa for his exceptional efficiency on the FIDE Global Cup! He showcased his remarkable abilities and gave a difficult struggle to the bold Magnus Carlsen within the finals. That is no small feat. Wishing him the perfect for his upcoming tournaments. percent.twitter.com/KXYcFRGYTO
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 24, 2023
A lot of audience tuned in to observe the game’s two largest names face off in an exhilarating conclusion after two attracts. At one level, 115,000 other folks have been looking at the reside broadcast of the hole recreation of the name fit, whilst greater than 150,000 watched the tiebreaker.
The victor of the Applicants Event would compete in opposition to the present champion for the name of worldwide champion which is held through Ding Liren of China. Magnus Carlsen, a five-time winner, was once dethroned through him after he opted to not shield his crown previous this 12 months.