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With less than a week to go for the prestigious 12th edition of Norway Chess, India’s chess sensation Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu is excited about playing the field which includes world No.1 Magnus Carlsen, World Champion Ding Liren and world No.3 Hikaru Nakamura among other global stars. The event will be held at Stavanger, Norway, from May 27 to June 7. “I am very happy and excited to play in Norway Chess. The field is extremely strong. This is perhaps the strongest field I have played and I see this as an opportunity and a challenge to give my best. I am also looking forward to playing in this time control which I have not played anywhere else,” said the 18-year-old Pragg.

Reflecting on his contest with world No.1 Magnus Carlsen at last year’s FIDE Chess World Cup where he gave the 32-year-old Norwegian a stiff challenge, Pragg said, “I always enjoy a good challenge. After the World Cup last year, this will be my first classical game with him. I am quite excited to play him and equally excited to play the others. No doubt the experience here will help me in future tournaments.”

The youngster from Chennai further emphasised that playing Carlsen on his home turf (Norway) is not a challenge. “I don’t think playing Magnus on his home turf is a challenge for me. Usually, it matters to the player playing in his home but it won’t matter so much for me,” expressed a confident Pragg, who will also have his sister Vaishali Rameshbabu play the prestigious Norway Chess Women’s Tournament for the first time.

“I am happy to see an exclusive women’s tournament being introduced in Norway Chess. It is a very good initiative because there are not many tournaments for women. This will encourage other organizations to come up with women’s tournaments too.

“My sister also will be playing there. I am looking forward to seeing how she will do,” he said.

With more events being added to the international calendar, Pragg highlighted the growth of chess worldwide and the increasing opportunities for young and upcoming players.

“It is a busy schedule this year. After the Norway Chess, we move to Budapest for the Chess Olympiad and I will also be playing the Global Chess League later this year. It is really good to have such an exciting league which I think will definitely help grow the game. As a chess fan, I’m happy to see this league grow. For now, my focus is on Norway Chess and I am physically and mentally well-prepared to do my best there,” signed off Pragg.

The tournament will be played in a double round-robin format with classical time control with each player getting 120 minutes for 40 moves with an increment of 10 seconds after each move. After move 41, there is a 1-second increment.

In case of a game ending in a draw, an Armageddon game will be played. In Armageddon, white gets 10 minutes, black seven.

Winning a classical game will fetch three points while a player will get 1.5 points for winning in Armageddon while one point will be awarded for losing Armageddon.

Full list of participants at Norway Chess 2024:

Men’s category:

1. Magnus Carlsen (Norway), 2830, World No. 1

2. Fabiano Caruana (USA), 2804, World No. 2

3. Hikaru Nakamura (USA), 2788, World No. 3

4. World Champion Ding Liren (China), 2776, World No. 4

5. Alireza Firouzja (France), 2765, World No. 6

6. Praggnanandhaa R. (India), 2748, World No. 11

Women’s Category: (ranking mentioned is in women’s section):

1. Koneru Humpy (India), 2554, World No. 2

2. Lei Tingjie (China), 2550, World No. 4

3. Women’s World Champion Ju Wenjun (China), 2547, World No. 5

4. Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine), 2525, World No. 7

5. Vaishali Rameshbabu (India), 2481, World No. 14

6. Pia Cramling (Sweden), 2437, World No. 31

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Magnus Carlsen Secures Rapid And Blitz Chess Tournament In Poland, R Praggnanandhaa Finishes Fourth https://artifexnews.net/magnus-carlsen-secures-rapid-and-blitz-chess-tournament-in-poland-r-praggnanandhaa-finishes-fourth-5654365/ Mon, 13 May 2024 13:24:17 +0000 https://artifexnews.net/magnus-carlsen-secures-rapid-and-blitz-chess-tournament-in-poland-r-praggnanandhaa-finishes-fourth-5654365/ Read More “Magnus Carlsen Secures Rapid And Blitz Chess Tournament In Poland, R Praggnanandhaa Finishes Fourth” »

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Indian chess grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa finished at fourth position in the Rapid and Blitz chess tournament held in Poland, while the world number one Magnus Carlsen emerged as a winner with an incredible performance on the final day of the competition on Sunday. China’s Wei Yi was leading over Carlsen with 2.5 points going into the last day with nine rounds of blitz still left. However, he had to settle for the second position after the Norway chess star went on a nine-game winning streak, also beating three Indians, Arjun Erigaisi, Gukesh D and Praggnanandhaa.

This is Carlsen’s seventh tournament in a row after: the Champions Chess Tour Final, World Rapid Championship, World Blitz Championship, Chessable Masters, Freestyle Chess GOAT Challenge, Grenke Chess Classic and now the Rapid and Blitz Poland.

Arjun finished at the fifth spot, while Gukesh D, the winner of the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2024 and the youngest-ever challenger to the world title held by Ding Liren, finished at the 10th spot.

With this victory, Carlsen is also at the top of the Grand Chess Tour 2024 season, a circuit of chess tournaments where players worldwide compete for lucrative prize pools.

Praggnanandhaa, with another fine performance, outshining his peers, has once again proved why he is a talent to watch out for. In 2023, he became the world’s youngest chess player to reach the World Cup final, and only the second Indian after Viswanathan Anand to achieve the feat. In 2022, the shy and soft-spoken teenager caused heads to turn in the world of chess by defeating Magnus Carlsen multiple times, shining the spotlight on India’s progress. The Chennai-based Praggnanandhaa, who loves mathematics and unwinds by watching TV or listening to Tamil music, also won the silver medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023.

Praggnanandhaa started playing at the tender age of 5 and went on to become India’s youngest and the then world’s second-youngest Grandmaster at age 12 in 2018. He is the fifth-youngest person to achieve the title of Grandmaster after Abhimanyu Mishra, Sergey Karjakin, Gukesh D and Javokhir Sindarov.

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) acknowledged Carlsen’s win, tweeting, “Magnus Carlsen emerged as the winner of the 2024 Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz. The World #1 became the leader of the Grand Chess Tour 2024 season and took home $40,000 first prize.

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Magnus Carlsen Not “Invincible”: R Praggnanandhaa’s Sensational Claim https://artifexnews.net/magnus-carlsen-not-invincible-r-praggnanandhaas-sensational-claim-4356194/ Sun, 03 Sep 2023 14:59:23 +0000 https://artifexnews.net/magnus-carlsen-not-invincible-r-praggnanandhaas-sensational-claim-4356194/ Read More “Magnus Carlsen Not “Invincible”: R Praggnanandhaa’s Sensational Claim” »

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India’s latest chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa may have fallen short of his World Cup title dreams, going down to Magnus Carlsen in the final, but the 18-year-old prodigy on Sunday asserted that the five-time world champion Norwegian was “far from invincible”. Praggnanandhaa had a dream World Cup run in Baku last month when he became the youngest ever finalist and in the process qualified for the Candidates tournament in 2024 where the winner will face China’s Ding Liren in the World Championship.

The Indian teenager is the third youngest player after Bobby Fischer and Carlsen to qualify for the Candidates tournament.

“It’s not like he (Carlsen) is invincible,” Praggnanandhaa said of Carlsen in an exclusive interview with PTI.

As a matter of fact, the Chennai boy has won over Carlsen five times, but all of them came in online matches. He has never beaten the Norwegian world number one in a board match.

“He’s definitely strong. But, he does lose games. It’s just I think he’s consistent in winning. Doesn’t lose many, that’s why. He’s just strong, mentally and physically. Basically strong in everything.” As of now, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Fabiano Caruana and Praggnanandhaa have qualified the Candidates tournament while five more spots are still up for grabs and will be decided by the end of this year.

Praggnanandhaa said he’s not going to put any added pressure on him and he wants to take the Candidates as any other tournament.

“I don’t think it is going to be added pressure. I just want to take it as another tournament. If you think it’s very important, then you start putting added pressure. I just want to play like how I play in the last three tournaments,” he said.

‘World Cup final, a small step’

The success of the Indians at the World Cup — where four of them made the quarterfinals — has raised expectations of another world champion emerging from the country after five-time winner Viswanathan Anand.

“There is a lot more to achieve in chess for me. This is just one small step, but still a very good one,” Praggnanandhaa said.

Carlsen has already pulled out of the race to become a world champion again.

Asked whether that would make the field easier, Praggnanandhaa said: “Not really, everyone else is also very strong. It’s not like it’s going to be easy or anything.

“Candidates is going to be a really strong event. It requires not only chess aspect but you have to be in good shape to fight, physically and mentally.

“To win a world championship, you need to be physically and mentally very, very strong. I don’t think because Magnus won’t be there it would make it easier. It would be very tough. I’m just hoping to give my best and see how it goes,” he said on his Candidates preparation.

‘Badminton, long walk keep me fit’

A badminton and cricket fan, Praggnanandhaa often tries different sports when he’s in Chennai to keep himself in shape.

But when he is playing a tournament, he often goes for long walks or engage himself in self-talking “to de-stress”.

“I try to play badminton when I’m in Chennai. During the tournament, I try to go for walks. One or another to keep myself in shape. Any sport which does not injure me, I play that.

“It might sound strange, but I talk to myself to prepare myself mentally. In a proper attitude, it works for me. It’s different for everyone, so we have to find our own way in that. I try to be in the right shape,” he revealed about his preparation.

A product of WestBridge Anand Chess Academy, Praggnanandhaa said just talking to the Indian chess wizard (Anand) boosts his confidence.

“It has helped me a lot. I have learned a lot discussing chess with him (Anand). Discussing chess, other than the technical aspects like talking about psychological things as well.

“In general, speaking to him gives you a lot of confidence. Knowing that you are working with a five-time world champion and one of the greatest of the game, he has helped me a lot through WACA,” he said.

Just a day after he landed in his hometown Chennai to a rousing welcome, Praggnanandhaa had to attend a Sports Ministry felicitation in Delhi. The day after, he’s here in Kolkata to attend an Asian Games men’s camp before the Indian team heads to Hangzhou this month end.

‘A lot of people now recognise me’

Life has become hectic after the World Cup dream run, but the 18-year-old is not complaining.

“It (life) has changed a lot in the sense that now a lot of people know about chess in general. A lot of people recognise me. It has changed in that way.

“It’s good for the game. I think many more young players will start playing, many more sponsors will come to the game. So, chess becoming popular, as a fan, I’m very happy to see that,” he said.

Asked whether he’s not getting distracted by it, he said: “I’m trying to do it so that it does not affect my preparation.

“I was keen to attend the Indian team camp along with these players Arjun, Gukesh… I’m just trying to focus on chess right now. So far, it’s been okay. I hope to continue the good work,” he signed off.

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