R Praggnanandhaa reveals his motivation booster after Chess World Cup runner-up finish

New Delhi,25/8: Indian Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa on Thursday finished as the runner-up at the 2023 Chess World Cup in Azerbaijan’s Baku, after losing the tiebreaks against Magnus Carlsen. Earlier the two played out draws in the two classical games.

Though Praggnanandhaa could not beat Carlsen, he has his chin up as he defeated many high-ranked opponents on his way to the finals, including world no. 2 Hikaru Nakamura and no. 3 Fabiano Caruana. Praggnanandhaa also secured a ticket to the FIDE Candidates tournament by winning the silver medal.