R Pragggnanandhaa and Magnus Carlsen (video grab) New Delhi: India A teenage chess sensation of Rameshbab pragggnanandhaa again amazed world 1 Magnus Carlsen and registered her second victory over the Norwegian Great in Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Las Vegas. The 19 -year -old grandmaster defeated Carlsen in the first semi -final classification game and forced the five -time world champion to resign to 43 moves.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe!Pragggnanandhaa, playing with white pieces, presented clinical accuracy and tactical depth. 18. Step Carlsen boldly decided to sacrifice his queen in exchange for the bishop and knights – attempt to turn the tide – but Pragggnanandhaa re -melted this challenge and regained the upper hand late in the game. Indian GM, through shifting 41, sorted three central pawns and forced Carlsen to a position where the checkmate was inevitable, which led to resignation.This latest triumph contributes to the growing list of Pragg victories over Carlsen. At the beginning of this week, Norwegian defeated Norwegian in 39 movements. These victories knocked Carlsen into a loser holder, where he eventually lost to Levon Aronian.Pragnanandhaa has now defeated Carlsen several times across the formats. First he made subtitles in 2022 on the Champions Chess Tour and beat Carlsen at the age of 16. In 2024 he secured his first classic victory over Norwegian in the Norwegian chess.Although Carlsen bounced back after splitting two classic games to win his semifinal clash (3-1) through Blitz Tiebreakers (2-0), Pragggnanandha’s performance firmly established it as one of the most promising talents on the global scene.
