'India Is Still So Proud': Fans React As 18-Year-Old Praggnanandhaa Makes Carlsen Sweat For Victory

Despite losing the game, Praggnanandhaa won the hearts of many as he showed terrific composure and some extraordinary moves throughout the tournament. 

Magnus Carlsen defeated the Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in the final of FIDE Chess World Cup 2023.

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World no. 1 Chess player Magnus Carlsen outplayed the 18-year-old prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in the FIDE Chess World Cup 2023 final and went on to add the title which was missing from his illustrious career. It was on Tuesday when the final game started after Game 1 between the duo finished in a draw after 35 moves. It was a tough contest between the two as the result did not come even after Game 2 concluded on Wednesday. The nail-biting thriller went on to a tie-breaker on Thursday. Despite losing the game, Praggnanandhaa won the hearts of many as he showed terrific composure and some extraordinary moves throughout the tournament. 

Earlier, On Monday, the 18-year-old outplayed world No. 3 Fabiano Caruana of the USA in tie-breaks during the FIDE World Chess Cup semifinal. Back when he was 18, he defeated Magnus Carlsen in a rapid game at the Airthings Masters Rapid Chess Tournament on 22 February 2022 and went on to become the youngest player to seal victory against the Norwegian. Social media looked quite impressed after seeing Praggnanandhaa's tremendous effort.

#WATCH| Indian Chess Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa's sister, Vaishali's reaction on the nationwide support for him: "...The whole nation is praying for him. I was getting goosebumps reading some of the messages. I am sure this is just the beginning of his career and he will bring… pic.twitter.com/2Fi0pFJI8Y

— ANI (@ANI) August 24, 2023

 

Worldcup chess:
Magnus Carlsen 🇳🇴 won the title of world champion for the 6th time🏆

Hard luck Praggnanandhaa 🇮🇳 India will be proud of you♥️#ChessWorldCup #FIDEWorldCup #praggnanandha #MagnusCarlsen pic.twitter.com/iuZl7xq46T

— Sathya | Sharonist (@Team_Sharon_) August 24, 2023

This boy should be the youth role model not MC Stan or some insta reel maker #praggnanandha 🗿 pic.twitter.com/0YyRv3s5d6

— Indian Elon (@elonifiedmusk) August 21, 2023

#Praggnanandha , India is still so proud of you ♥️💪🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/KFdwAK9XHi

— Roshan Rai (@RoshanKrRaii) August 24, 2023

#praggnanandha

Our Hero Their Hero pic.twitter.com/xmmbHxhLIz

— RheA (@rheahhh_) August 24, 2023

It's ok champ🤍
we are so happy for you you make the whole nation proud and that's more important🫡
🇮🇳❤️
#praggnanandha pic.twitter.com/nRd5oO6eNN

— Pratima (@p4pratima) August 24, 2023

Very Well Played Wonder Boy #Praggnanandha 👏

We are proud of you🫶🇮🇳

Challenging a GOAT #MagnusCarlsen at the age of 18 is much bigger than winning a single game🤘#MagnusCarlsen have just won the game but you have won billions of hearts...❤️#ChessWorldCup @rpragchess pic.twitter.com/kQsNYMEPvz

— Kishor Khabiya (Jain) (@kishorkhabiya) August 24, 2023