FTX Crypto Cup: India’s Praggnanandhaa defeats 5-time World Chess Champion Carlsen

India’s 17-year-old Rameshbabu Pragyanand defeated five-time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen in the FTX Crypto Cup and finished runner-up in the tournament in Miami.

It was his third consecutive win over the Norwegian in his career.

Though Carlsen took the win, the Tamil Nadu player gave him a tough time.

When Pragyananand faced Magnus Carlsen in the FTX Crypto Cup Final, he was down a game, but at a crucial moment, he defeated the world champion in three straight games to make history.

The fight was fierce and Pragyanand ended right down to Carlson, who somehow managed to defend his title despite the threats made by Pragyanananda.

Pragyananand started his winning streak in the championship after defeating his opponent in the opening game of the championship. But after that the 17-year-old had to face consecutive defeats against Poland’s Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Vietnam’s Kwang Lim Le. After winning the first game, Duda overtook Pragyananand as the leader.

The next two matches were drawn, with Pragyanand winning the fourth place. The Polish player then won both tie-break rounds to claim a 4–2 victory.

Inputs from ANI

Originally published at Pen 18