FTX Crypto Cup: India's Praggnanandhaa defeats 5-time World Chess Champion Carlsen, finishes 2nd

India's 17-year-old Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa defeated five-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen at the FTX Crypto Cup and finished runners-up in the tournament in Miami.

This was his third straight victory over the Norwegians in his career.

Though Carlsen went on to clinch the, the Tamil Nadu player gave him a tough time.


When Praggnanandhaa faced Magnus Carlsen in the FTX Crypto Cup final, he was down a game, but in a crucial moment, he outplayed the world champion in three straight games to make history.

The battle was fierce and Praggnanandhaa finished just one below Carlsen, who somehow managed to defend his title despite the threats posed by Praggnanandhaa.

Praggnanandhaa, after defeating his opponent in the opening game of the championship, started with a winning streak in the championship. But after that, the 17-year-old suffered consecutive defeats to Jan-Krzystof Duda of Poland and Quang Liem Le of Vietnam. After winning the first game, Duda overtook Praggnanandhaa as the leader.

The next two games were drawn matches, Praggnanandhaa won the fourth to tie the positions. The Polish player then won both tie-break rounds to claim a 4-2 victory.

Inputs from ANI