R Praggnanandhaa first Indian after Anand to reach semifinals of FIDE 2023: R Praggnanandhaa, the first Indian after Viswanathan Anand to reach the semifinals of the FIDE World Cup 2023, defated his higher-ranked opponent, Fabiano Caruana, in Baku.
Daily Current Affairs Quiz: August 2023
Out of four Indians, who had made it to the quarterfinals, Praggnanandhaa remains the only Indian in the fray.
No Indian has reached the last four stage of the Chess World Cup, except Anand, who won the first two editions of the tournament in 2000 and 2002.
