On Wednesday, after Magnus Carlsen had overpowered Viswanathan Anand in a clash of former world titleholders and propelled his platoon, SG Alpine soldiers, to the top of the Global Chess League standings, the Norwegian was asked by GM Tania Sachdev in the post-match broadcast what set the soldiers piecemeal from the other brigades.
Over the course of the league stage of the GCL, the 17- time-old Praggnanandhaa has scythed through his opponents, losing none of his 10 games. Seven of those were palms, while two of the three draws came on Saturday( first against Nihal Sarin and also against Javokhir Sindarov) as the soldiers slipped out of contention for the final.
For the talented teenager, the GCL has been as much of an occasion to show off his ‘ class ’ as it has been the chance to pick the smarts of teammate Carlsen.
He recalls how he changed festive textbooks with soldiers teammates Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi when they set up out they would be in Carlsen’s platoon. “ We ’re all so happy to have the fortune of being in the same platoon as Magnus, ” he told The Indian Express before in the week.
Praggnanandhaa is one of the rare Indians to have managed to beat Carlsen, but the intimidating air of the Norwegian endures.
At the GCL in Dubai, the triad of Indian teens has managed to see the other side of him. The quintet — Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh, Arjun and Carlsen are learnt to be playing training games on the sidelines of the GCL and also spending hours over refections agitating the nuances of the sport.
“ Carlsen’s just a really friendly person. For us to bandy chess with him is a great experience. We've been playing some training games with him. Just to know how he thinks, how his mind really works, and what are his first intuitive moves in different positions is just a great experience for all of us. I was always curious about these effects, and then I managed to get regard for them. In some positions, his understanding might just be way too strong than how we suppose, ” said the teenager.
For some of the youths, this has led to added pressure. Praggnanandhaa, still, signed off any talk of him being demoralized by the increased attention.
Every move, every game matters. Thanks to the scoring system, when you play with white you have to be more careful. However, you give down four points, If you lose. And also you also have to look at how your teammates are doing before deciding( the fate of your own game). But I would see this as a literacy occasion. In the future, I suppose there will be a lot further events with indeed further pressure, ” he said nonchalantly.
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