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Kejriwal congratulates Praggnanandhaa for reaching Chess World Cup Final

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Kejriwal Congratulates Praggnanandhaa For Reaching Chess World Cup Final

By IANS News August 22, 2023 • 14:46 PM View: 715

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday congratulated Grandmaster (GM) Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa for entering the FIDE Chess World Cup final.

Praggnanandhaa beat world number 3 American GM, Fabiano Caruana by 3.5-2.5 in the semifinal tie-break games played at Baku, Azerbaijanand, and will now battle it out against world No. 1 and former world champion Magnus Carlsen for the title.

TAGS New Delhi Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa FIDE Chess World Cup American GM Fabiano Caruana Magnus Carlsen Chess World Cup Candidates Tournament Chinese GM Liren Ding International Chess Federation World Cup

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