rangeelaraja Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 What an achievement !! Anand made it the world cup finals first in 2000, when he was 31. Pragg is only 18. Miles to go... bowl_out, Lone Wolf, BacktoCricaddict and 6 others 2 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomGuy Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 He beat rank 3 and rank 2. To face rank 1 player in the finals... ravishingravi, rangeelaraja and Texan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Great great day, Jai Hind. Lone Wolf, Texan and rangeelaraja 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Pragguuuuu Pragguuuuu!!! Way to go Prag! Awesome achievement, beating Hikaru and now Caruana is truly amazing! rangeelaraja 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Wolf Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Massive achievement... This is huuuuge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Pragg now needs to hold the two classical games to draws and hope for chances from Magnus in the rapid games, especially the shorter format ones. In classical, I think Magnus has a big advantage, while in rapids, Magnus has a slightly smaller edge. Whatever happens though, this is a proud moment for India! It's a historic moment that needs to be cherished. Hope we will one day see Pragg becoming World Champion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangeelaraja Posted August 22, 2023 Author Share Posted August 22, 2023 Carlsen has never won a chess World Cup. Never reached the finals either. This is the only feather missing in the cap of the legend GOAT. It would be enormous feet should Pragg pull it off on a Day when Chandrayaan 3 will land on the moon. The question is, is India going to have 2 big celebrations that day or 1 ? Under_Score 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterTheVoid Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 That photo of Pragg's mother looking on, one of the best photos of all time. Can't see that photo and not feel something Bigg Brother, Gollum and rangeelaraja 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 1 hour ago, rangeelaraja said: Carlsen has never won a chess World Cup. Never reached the finals either. This is the only feather missing in the cap of the legend GOAT. It would be enormous feet should Pragg pull it off on a Day when Chandrayaan 3 will land on the moon. The question is, is India going to have 2 big celebrations that day or 1 ? Another feather missing is his Olympiad performance. Granted it is very unlikely that Norway will ever win the event, but he should win an individual gold on board 1 to complete his resume. Till now he has underperformed there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Fatigue will be a big factor, Pragg has played more games than Magnus till now, time he has spent on board too much, all the TB tension. Will add up and take a toll, lack of rest day before the final is a big advantage for Magnus since yesterday only one of the finalists played Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillu Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 (edited) If Pragg defeats Magnus in the final it would be akin to Nalbandian beating Nadal, Djokovich and Federer in a row on his way to the Tennis Masters title. Edited August 22, 2023 by Tillu coffee_rules and Gollum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Youngest ever WC finalist our Pragg Congrats to @rpragchess—and to his mother. As someone whose proud mama accompanied me to every event, it's a special kind of support! The Chennai Indian defeated two New York cowboys! He has been very tenacious in difficult positions. https://t.co/y8oJ6Z446M — Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) August 21, 2023 coffee_rules, Bigg Brother and Lone Wolf 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 3 hours ago, Tillu said: If Pragg defeats Marnus in the final it would be akin to Nalbandian beating Nadal, Djokovich and Federer in a row on his way to the Tennis Masters title. The self belief of this younger generation of Indians (not just here, look at hockey players or Neeraj Chopra) is something else, they aren't afraid of anything. Previous generation of our sportspersons, chess players had great skills but some sort of an inferiority complex, hence underachieved. Though they walked, so this gen can run. Gukesh went on an 8/8 rampage in the Olympiad last year, Pragg eliminating Nakamura and Caruana despite being much lower ranked. Arjun overachieved here. Nihal, Raunak too can do some miracle next tourney. Great time to follow such things. Sandz, Tillu and ravishingravi 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 The commentators were saying that Gukesh and Pragg live in the same neighborhood, imagine when they fight for the world title ravishingravi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 7 hours ago, Gollum said: The self belief of this younger generation of Indians (not just here, look at hockey players or Neeraj Chopra) is something else, they aren't afraid of anything. Previous generation of our sportspersons, chess players had great skills but some sort of an inferiority complex, hence underachieved. Though they walked, so this gen can run. Gukesh went on an 8/8 rampage in the Olympiad last year, Pragg eliminating Nakamura and Caruana despite being much lower ranked. Arjun overachieved here. Nihal, Raunak too can do some miracle next tourney. Great time to follow such things. Anand is huge in this regard. Deserves all the hype and more. ravishingravi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Wolf Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 (edited) He has got the White Pieces tomorrow but it's not over yet. Edited August 22, 2023 by Lone Wolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 The second seed of the (imaginary) Chennai Junior Championship is in the final of the Chess World Cup! What a time for Indian chess. — Anish Giri (@anishgiri) August 22, 2023 Once upon a time people would describe Moscow and Saint Petersburg in such terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomGuy Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 2nd game also looks drawish after 15 moves , that should be good for pragg , gives him his best chance in rapids... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangeelaraja Posted August 23, 2023 Author Share Posted August 23, 2023 20 minutes ago, randomGuy said: 2nd game also looks drawish after 15 moves , that should be good for pragg , gives him his best chance in rapids... Magnoose is a monster in rapid tie breaks. He has not lost a tiebreak contest in a big tournament for a podium place. He beat Caruana 3-0 in WC championship after all the classical games did not produce a result. Under_Score 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomGuy Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 8 minutes ago, rangeelaraja said: Magnoose is a monster in rapid tie breaks. He has not lost a tiebreak contest in a big tournament for a podium place. He beat Caruana 3-0 in WC championship after all the classical games did not produce a result. Even then, he is harder to beat in classical...he is known as the greatest of all time mostly due to his classical play "The longest confirmed unbeaten streak at an elite level belongs to Magnus Carlsen,[103] who achieved an unbeaten streak of 125 games in the classical time format. His streak started after a loss on July 31, 2018, in the Biel tournament against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov,[104] and ended on October 10, 2020, when he lost to Jan-Krzysztof Duda in a game at the Altibox Norway Chess Tournament.[105] The streak consists of 42 wins and 83 draws" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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