R Praggnanandhaa, India's 18-year-old, becomes youngest player to reach Chess World Cup final

R Praggnanandhaa has become the youngest player to reach Chess World Cup final. The 18-year-old from India managed to defeat American GM Fabiano Caruana on Monday. Indian Grandmaster stunned world No.3 Caruana 3.5-2.5 via the tie-break in the semifinals of the FIDE World Cup chess tournament in Baku (Azerbaijan).

After the two-game classical series ended 1-1, the 18-year-old Indian prodigy outlasted the highly-rated American GM in a battle of wits in a nerve-wracking tie-breaker. Praggnanandhaa will now take on Norway's Magnus Carlsen in the final.

"Pragg goes through to the final! He beats Fabiano Caruana in the tiebreak and will face Magnus Carlsen now. What a performance!," chess legend Viswanathan Anand posted on 'X', formerly Twitter.

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