World Cup: R Praggnanandhaa attracts Fabiano Caruana in first sport of semifinals

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa held fancied American participant Fabiano Caruana to a draw within the first sport of the semifinals of the FIDE World Cup chess match right here on Saturday.

The 17-year outdated Praggnanandhaa waged a gritty battle in opposition to the American to share the honours in 78 strikes.

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Having drawn Saturday’s encounter with black items, the Indian GM now has the benefit of taking part in with white on Sunday.

Meanwhile, world no.1 Magnus Carlsen took an enormous step in the direction of the ultimate by beating native favourite Nijat Abasov in sport 1 of the two-game classical sequence.

By turning into solely the second Indian after legendary Vishwanathan Anand to succeed in the semifinals of the World Cup, Praggnanandhaa booked a spot within the Candidates occasion in 2024 to find out the challenger to Ding Liren.