Kolkata: The Tata Metal Chess India is about for a excessive voltage begin after R Praggnanandhaa was drawn to face Magnus Carlsen within the first spherical of the fast class on Wednesday. In its sixth version, the match will host the Indian chess contingent that received gold on the Chess Olympiad in Budapest in September. Final 12 months, Maxime Vachier Lagrave received the fast whereas Alexander Grishchuk received the blitz class. Within the ladies’s class, Divya Deshmukh received the fast whereas Ju Wenjun received the blitz.
R Praggnanandhaa will face face Magnus Carlsen within the first spherical of the fast class in Tata Metal Chess on Wednesday. (AP)
Requested about his ideas on Carlsen’s fashion of play, Praggnanandhaa stated what all the time stood out was his resilience regardless of odds. “His will to win is something that I really admire,” he stated. “He keeps playing even in positions that most people will agree for a draw, he just keeps playing and wins them. That’s something I really like.”
This would be the second time that Carlsen can be taking part within the match. He had received the 2019 version. Identified to be choosy about tournaments, Carlsen stated he agreed to come back right here to take a look at the brand new expertise. “A lot of the older players of my generation are not going to surprise you in a major way in terms of where they stand, but with the younger generation, it’s interesting to try and understand.”
Different high ranked gamers on this match are Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Wesley So, Vincent Keymer, Daniil Dubov, Vidit Gujrathi, Aleksandra Goryachkina, Kateryna Lagno, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Valentina Gunina, Koneru Humpy, Vaishali R and Harika Dronavalli.
Additionally current for the event was three-year-old Anish Sarkar, who lately turned the youngest FIDE-rated chess participant on the earth with a ranking of 1555. “It’s amazing to see the level he’s at,” stated Carlsen. “My nephew is turning 4, he’s a bright young child, but I don’t see him getting a rating of 1500 anytime soon.”
A serious speaking level was the regular progress of Indian chess and this was Carlsen’s take: “I came to Chennai in August (2013), to look at the facilities and so on. I was told that I’m going to meet some of the better kids in the area to play, and it feels like half of the kids are now either GMs or some of them are even playing in top tournaments.
“That’s what has changed. Those kids back then are now the core of the Olympiad-winning team. Indian chess has come a long way since then, much thanks to Anand and what he did for Indian chess,” he stated.