Freestyle Chess Grand Slam: Pragganandha again defeated Magnus Carlsen in Las Vegas. Chess news
New Delhi: India’s teenage chess sensation Rameshbabu Pragganandha once again shocked World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, the freestyle chess in Las Vegas recorded his second win over Norwegian Great at the Grand Slam. The 19 -year -old Grandmaster defeated Carlson in the first classification game of the semi -finals, forcing the five -time world champion to resign in 43 tricks.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Pragnanandha, playing with white pieces, performed clinical precision and strategic depth. By the 18th step, Carlson took a bold decision to sacrifice his queen in exchange for a bishop and night – attempts to turn the tide – but the prehgananandha faced the challenge and returned the upper hand late in the game. From the transferred 41, the Indian GM had erected three central pawns and forced Carlson to a position where the checkmate was unavoidable, inspired the resignation.This adds the pregs to the latest Triumph Carlsen to the increasing list of winning. Earlier this week, he had already defeated Norwegian in 39 tricks during the group stages. The victory knocked Carlson into a bracket of loser, where he eventually lost to Levon Aaronian.Praggananandha has now defeated Carlson several times in the format. He first made headlines in the Champions Chess tour in 2022, defeating Carlson at the age of 16. In 2024, he won his first classical victory over Norwegian at Norway Chess.Carlson bounced back after dividing two classical games to win his semi-final clash (3–1) through Blitz Tybrekers (2–0), the performance of Pragganandha has established him as one of the most promising talents on the global stage.
