Praggnanandhaa ELIMINATES Hikaru Nakamura From 2023 FIDE World Cup

GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa defeats Hikaru Nakamura 2-0 in the Round 4 tiebreaks! Praggnanandhaa defeated one of the strongest players in the world with both colors, now proceeding to the FIDE World Cup Pre-Quarter Finals.
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[@JaiSriRam801]

The thing that differentiates Prag from other youngsters is he is fearless, competitive but at the same time he is not over emotional. Belated Happy Birthday Praggnanandha🧡

[@rimurutempest2130]

If others are hard working , Prag is next level Hard working and genius

[@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar]

There are other young players who are fearless, competitive and not overly emotional, BUT lack the enormous talent Prag possesses.

[@Timeless_Trader]

He is awesome man. I mean Kung fu panda awesome.

[@greezyhsa8223]

Gotta say man...Pragg is on fire rn I mean if you watched his games during that tournament in Dubai. He was the one keeping the team alive

[@spandexspleen]

And he rearranges his pieces after the game

[@FGG80187]

Pragg plays so aggressively, he ensures he stays in control. 👏

[@umairbabur8591]

Plz tell me why opponent leave before checkmate why he not complete the and in the final prag did the same

[@zydenx7643]

​@@umairbabur8591Bkg of realization that they have run out of moves, any move will lead to same outcome of checkmate. So to save time

[@mihirneema]

Look how pragg rearranged the pieces while hikaru left abruptly 😅❤

[@thabangditlhabi3803]

I would leave too after losing

[@tusharhero4377]

Hikaru is in great depression so he done that

[@sourabhgupta4669]

Mai yehi comment dhundh rha tha

[@Zork2478]

He had to make a quick recap for his channel 😂

[@singhvijay124]

Mostly the losing side and the winner show same behavior.

[@sdpolls936]

To beat Hikaru defence and Magus attack, someone needs a god level Praggs got that God level

[@whyarewehere3893]

Hm

[@indulekhasantosh9743]

But magnus is the God slayer

[@shreyasraj5071]

​@@indulekhasantosh9743 no doubt if someone can make a draw with kasporov in his teen he definitely got some brother. That's magnus

[@indulekhasantosh9743]

@@shreyasraj5071 ❤️

[@ImEdaps]

Magnus just defeated him

[@Shade1331]

The Way Pragg Completely Isolated his king First & Then in Endgame Slowly Limited the King's Squares..Slowly & Mercilessly Approaching Towards him.. What a Brilliant Win!!

[@anmoltyagi3760]

How...why hikaru didn't use his rook ...??

[@Shade1331]

@@anmoltyagi3760Because Pragg was Already a Piece up.. any Moment of the Rook would have Probably Resulted in the Rook-Exchange & then a Single +3 Endgame Advntage with many passers..

[@umairbabur8591]

Plz tell me why opponent leave before checkmate why he not complete the and in the final prag did the same

[@rudra-editz7]

​@@umairbabur8591hiraku resigned cause he know its going to be a checkmate

[@wasiyakhan9881]

@@Shade1331 787

[@LISANDRO67826782]

Dominate performance by Pragg. Hikaro was on the defensive the whole game.

[@Sifo_Dyas]

Grumpy face the whole game.

[@johncombo]

I dont wanna take anything from Prag, but in this case its more about Naka playing some dumb sht.

[@augustineponga4133]

​@@johncombothe boy is just gifted I've seen him give Magnus countless headaches fighting tooth and nail

[@johncombo]

@@augustineponga4133 Thats just some general statement. Im saying in this specific case Hikaru played really really bad when he didnt have to. If it was forced than that would be a different story, but it wasnt. Hikaru had many choices and chose really bad ones.

[@Buckynoaht]

​@@johncombowhy don't you play against him?

[@pandyaharshit5578]

After the game magnus came to prag and congratulated him and smiles is a pleasure moment watch Even after the match prag says it's his best + belated happy birthday champ 🏆 be the next world champion 🥂

[@nirbhaykumarchaubey8777]

Where can I watch that clip?

[@umairbabur8591]

Plz tell me why opponent leave before checkmate why he not complete the and in the final prag did the same

[@a9z1]

​@@umairbabur8591 They probably analyzed every possible combination but found out they cannot win any any of them and resigned .

[@eugeniomoccia3917]

In the two tiebreaks, Praggnanandhaa literally crushed Nakamura (world No. 2), playing both games with an extra piece. Fantastic !

[@ZA_w_AD]

I think ding liren is better than hikaru . No. 1 magnus . And i believe prag gonna be world champion one day . He is doing great

[@tylindell927]

That sounds good in some history book some day haha

[@JS-ep2fr]

Literally. Right.

[@ayushbisht1424]

@@ZA_w_AD excatly

[@Manoj-op4xi]

​@@n3h3mbruh, no1 is different from world champion. Atleast know the terms properly

[@alestarbronson3263]

0:31 Pragg unravels his coat and thinks, "time to play some serious game" This is the moment sh** got serious for Hikaru

[@wondershubinyourarea3205]

😅

[@IndranilFromIndia]

Pragg is beyond sensational beating Naka twice in rapids! He thoroughly deserves the crown.

[@Brooder85]

Pragg is really setting himself apart as a Magnus caliber level player. I always see him win. Just a majorly impressive chess player. He'll be one of the legends.

[@5CRALREADY]

PRAGG IS GOING FAR IN CHESS AS A CHAMP🎉

[@swastiksharmasayshi]

The way Pragg quickly glances at Nakamura after each move is so funny ❤

[@pexoz2747]

😂😂 he wants to see his reactions if he’s angry

[@JackDaniels101100]

Praggnannandhaa is going to be the future world champion in chess.

[@Wargasm54]

Not if Gukesh has anything to say about it. 😅

[@spandexspleen]

Gukesh: No I don't think I will (captain America voice)

[@hvvpRAMBARD]

Y’all keep dreaming.

[@G_O_A_T245]

​@@hvvpRAMBARDso what in your mind , you should wake up from your dreams

[@jaguarwolf1]

What a phenomenal plyr Pragg is turning out to be... Beating Hikaru is tough but the way he Dominated the whole game is simply amazing

[@user-dp2mg5jz5k]

I have been saying for the last 2 years that among the Indian young players - in my opinion Pragg is the strongest. Despite the fact that Gukesh is number 1 in the ranking of Indian players

[@areebansari1995]

Pragy and Gukesh , both are best , Arjun and Vidhit are also doing excellent ❤

[@obiemmanuel1514]

Pragg is stronger in rapid because he got a lot of opportunities to play against Magnus and other strong players in the previous champions chess tour

[@llyooo9323]

But Pragg is not as consistent as gukesh

[@ZenithnHorizon]

Pragg was 17 at this world cup start and just turned 18. Youngest ever player to reach the final.

[@joeo_o1805]

Pragg is better than Gukesh in my opinion

[@himanshusingh6988]

Feeling bad for hikaru😢..but also happy for pragg😂

[@jadezee6316]

lol.

[@sujitmohanty1]

its like the smiley :()

[@ayushbisht1424]

Why feeling bad for hikaru? Chachu h kya tere bhai...

[@himanshusingh6988]

@@ayushbisht1424 pasand hai bas

[@ayushbisht1424]

@@himanshusingh6988 ok bro

[@FallaciousRamblings]

I don't know about you guys, but I feel Prag eventually broke through that 2700 ceiling for good. He's so young this sounds extremely promising. Something's going on around that part of the world: Central Asia + India. So many promising youngsters are rising around there, so many of them seem to be able to reach that SuperGM status. This will be exciting to follow their rising (or dificulty in climbing) to the very top in the next few years.

[@Tomluke5823]

Just new people getting into chess thats it

[@JaiSriRam801]

Belated Happiest Birthday Praggnanandha🎉You are my favourite chess player, You got the best character out there💞 May Bhagwan bless you with loads of Happiness🙏🕉️

[@StarPlanet56789]

Pride of Tamil Nadu. Tamils never fail to surprise

[@G_O_A_T245]

​@@StarPlanet56789for whole india 🇮🇳

[@anondodasgupta5275]

Pragg said he is a fan of Hikaru. But, good that he did not pick up the sportsmanship spirit (or rather lack of it) from Hikaru. He still waited and reareanged his pieces while the sore loser just left.

[@raghuraman9782]

Do you clean your plate after eating at a restaurant?

[@rehan4783]

i think he does probably @@raghuraman9782

[@samuellandos785]

Sore loser? What did he do

[@exelmans8855]

@@raghuraman9782 Nakamaru is a joke. A KZbin streamer.

[@raghuraman9782]

@@exelmans8855 so can you beat him in chess?

[@cocian7382]

Sincere gameplay by pragg... All moves landed on time. Hikaru was in pressure and made wrong moves. ATB Pragg.. 🇮🇳

[@Wargasm54]

To be fair, Hikaru had no choice but to play for a win. Pragg beat Hikaru on the first game. So a draw from Hikaru is the same as a loss. He had to throw caution to the wind. And Pragg made him pay.

[@stephenngethe4886]

Hikaru mind was somewhere else.

[@mainaccount45-dn5oy]

​@@stephenngethe4886Yeh 😢

[@RaavananCreations]

Wow what a match 🎉 Congratulations prag bro 😎❤ Love from India 🎉 All the Best ❤

[@StarPlanet56789]

Pride of Tamils !

[@diNmEpAiSadOubLE]

​@@StarPlanet56789why Tamil bro . He is pride of India

[@StarPlanet56789]

@@diNmEpAiSadOubLE Tamil Nadu is our identity. Not Punjab,Manipuri, Marathis etc . India is a continent. Not a country

[@Kookachi3571]

@@StarPlanet56789yes 💯

[@maanyan493]

​@@StarPlanet56789 he represents India not tamilnadu at the competition

[@DN-kz7xl]

I just love how Magnus and Hikaru Nakamura find solace in holding and fondling captured pieces.

[@MagicSmoke11]

I never seen Hikaru so defensive in a quick format like this.. Shows how strong tbese INDiAN kids are!❤

[@joydutta9136]

What a special moment ❤

[@vyasaachar1350]

Removing his jacket is officially his signature move 😄

[@12maheshswami94]

Pragg is just.. confidence. 🔥🔥

[@srevatsan4954]

❤ fantastic play by Pragg. Sagar's adrenaline filled commentary would have been an icing on the cake. Well done Pragg. All the very best ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Carlosramirez-he4zi]

This game was very unbecoming of Haka. So defensive and running around like that from the early game itself. Commendable performance by Pragg 🎉❤

[@sebastiangonzalezgonzalez2183]

Simply amazing. I'm assuming Hikaru "literally couldn't care less" . Bravo Praghu

[@rajeshg3804]

Sagar bhai, without your passionate commentary, we can't figure out anything. Keep up the great work team @chessbaseindia.

[@d0wnpour]

Pragg even declined a draw at 05:04 when it would've secured him the match immediately. Of course he's totally winning but it still says a lot about his confidence. There was nothing really to gain except for a few rapid elo points.

[@universalplayz7496]

Gaining a few rapid elo at his elo is prettty massive reason to play a completely winning position

[@d0wnpour]

@@universalplayz7496 Not everybody sees it like that. Even Nepo, So or Nihal took draws in winning positions in the rapid to secure their matches. And it happens all the time in knockout events for understandable reasons.

[@godsdisciple2904]

Congratulation Pragg for this Insane match up between Hikaru Nakamura most respected SGM's Great Game🔥😎

[@reshmasingh4254]

The world is not ready to handle Indian Chess Prodigies ( pragg , gukesh , nihal , etc etc ) thanks to Vishy Anand 🇮🇳

[@NotQuiteFirst]

The path is now set for a possible Pragg-Magnus final

[@bolte9093]

Magnus is not in form in classical, he will get eliminated either by ivanchuk or gukesh

[@kksrinivas54]

Yeah, Vincent Keymer was supposed to win against Carlsen with the black pieces also in the second classical game, he missed it big time 🫣

[@whitewh1]

Praggnus

[@anondodasgupta5275]

Still so many players left. Gukesh and Arjun in good form. Fabi, Duda are there who meet each other. Nepo is still in and a clash between Nepo and Magnus is also possible. But, I would love to see Gukesh vs Vidit semi final guaranteeing a place in the candidates for one of them. Though looks a bit too much at the moment. Vidit is in form but Nepo is not an easy nut to crack. Gukesh had his first real tough test and he passed it. In the other half, Arjun vs Pragg quarter final looms. This is the best chance for an Indian player to reach atleast the semi final and then may be the final and candidates. Really excited. Good luck to all players.

[@zyarthxr4394]

@@bolte9093 I'm saving this comment (I'm a Carlsen fan) If Magnus eliminates them I will make fun of you If they do eiminate Magnus you win lol and you do whatever you want

[@eugeniomoccia3917]

Is it possible to see the last game where Praggnanandhaa won with the english opening?

[@VMRtrick]

हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम्। तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः PRAGG ON FIRE 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

[@Mike_McP]

I need the Sagar commentary on this one so bad lol, his reaction on Hikaru’s blunder would be top notch content 😂🤣

[@honestcommenter8424]

Amazing fast win🎉

[@amallibeckham2726]

Praggnanandhaa!! Congratulations to you and your family. Your mum is amazing ❤🎉🎉

[@KingGowdy]

Vazthukkal Thambi Praggnanandhaa.......❤🎉🎉🎉.....Belated Birthday wishes Thambi❤. We love you....

[@honestcomments8053]

Brilliant and impressive Pragg!!!

[@rafayali4473]

Where these matches are streaming..?

[@TravelChess]

Very tough fight for the next world champion from India between pragg and gukesh. ❤️🔥

[@RajuGogul]

The general tendency is to encourage the younger heros in such high calibre competitions. I vote for him❤

[@tusharanand9130]

5:04 Offer draw by Hikaru. But not today! 😅

[@enriquevecerra4651]

Buena paliza.gracias chess Base india.Saludos.

[@nirmalthomas]

Sharp attack by Prag form start relentless.🙌👍

[@uvel666]

Great pragg, keep it up

[@shawman5676]

Brutal and clinical against a desperate player. But that mistake in 1st game haunted Naka for sure.

[@aeonsleo2]

Humility is a precursor to achieving greatness

[@muzammil7xd]

Hikaru played for a win, he was hoping prug could make a mistake, but guess what

[@user-lp6xn6jl8w]

Watching this while seeing how silent it is just makes it all the more tense.

[@danielrodriguez3742]

Pragg has always been one of my favorites

[@FINOFOREVERR]

Watching Pragg play is seriously watching genius He’s 2-1 against Nakamura now Lfg

[@hashishkumar]

Pragg- has got all the makings of the next GOAT of the Game of Brains and Nerves! Congratulations to him!

[@economics008]

In chessbase India KZbin channel Pragnananda and Hikaru Nakamura played match was most viewed but that game was DRAW by excellent move by Pragnananda. But now HE DID IT AND HE DESERVE IT FOR THIS WINNING. Congratulations Pragnananda .

[@audiobibliotekara]

Congrats Prag, hope, we play some chess one day.

[@carloslaban1013]

Simple win. Fearless attacking up to the end.

[@NotTheWheel]

India Chess is becoming a dominant force in the world. We might in the coming decades have a top 10 highest rated in the world active chess players majority from India. And also another Indian World Chess Champion.

[@souravtewari2766]

Not many people know But Hikaru had premoved handshake.

[@santhanarajan1489]

Pragg on fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🎉🎉🎉🎉💐💐💐

[@aravindchakravarthy165]

Excellent Pragg.. way to go

[@Yiren666]

Pragganandhaa is the Dark horse of the chess world, this guy is low key annihilating super GMs lol.

[@rajasaha354]

Excellent play pragg

[@czrmz]

Pragg has improved a lot!! more than a "genius kid" back in the days, always hoped ppl recognized his gentleman values and competitive hearth, one day he'll be world champion

[@aradhayakansal]

Beware arrogance! Prag knew he was the underdog, so he played it safe. And guess what? He amazed everyone by defeating the top dogs! **Pretty cool, **goosebumps**

[@beemojuraghu5756]

Rearranging the pieces respect👏

[@miteshprajapati9509]

Why hikaru resigned? If Hikaru takes bishop with knight than he left with only rook.. if he doesn't than checkmate from the rook.. Brilliantly played by Praggnanandhaa 🇮🇳

[@chhatrapalsahu3134]

but cant black move his rook to f8 and avoid checkmate??

[@seansartor]

That young man never blinked !!!!! 😎🔥💥💯🐯

[@ismaelpadilla2102]

Excelente Pragg!! Es un genio!!

[@ravik2082]

Por cierto ..

[@os_mix]

4:22 game changing move by pragg

[@ImranAnsari-uh7ng]

Why queen did not took knight?

[@Nobody-fd7jo]

​@@ImranAnsari-uh7ngrook behind

[@anshikakumari7373]

@@ImranAnsari-uh7ng rook was there to protect knight

[@mukundkumar7070]

Proud of you prag you made our nation proud

[@Johnsmith-vy8ql]

What a fearless play

[@shrinivas5386]

Praggna means 'conciousness', Ananda means 'bliss'. If you are Concious you can be blissful, only Concious one can beat intellect like Hikaru.

[@nikunjdeeep]

Pragg is not in the bracket of magnus carlsen....so most probably if magnus beats gukesh and nepo beats vidit then magnus vs nepo will happen in semifinal and in 2nd bracket if pragg beats arjun then fabiano vs pragg will happen and because magnus and nepo is already into candidates so fabi and pragg will instantly become candidates ...no matter they win or loose just by reaching semifinals they will get the ticket for candidates.

[@da96103]

i am not sure of there’s a rule that states 4th place qualifies automatically to Candidates if Nepo is in Top 3.

[@universalplayz7496]

@@da96103I don’t think a candidate spot is given to players who have already qualified for the tournament already

[@da96103]

@@universalplayz7496 When did I say they are going to give a spot to a player who is already qualified?

[@Garrick645]

4:47 at this point there was a weird engine tactic. Instead of Nxb8 ,play Nxf6 sacrificing the knight. If black accepts the sacrifice by recapturing with the king, it's a forced mate in #22. These engine tactics are way beyond human capabilities.

[@ailinbaruah5867]

You're right 😮😮 i can see that😮😮

[@alphaandomegaministry2718]

I knew it. Ever since I saw a young boy push Hikaru into a draw after giving him all sorts of trouble. Pragg future world champion.

[@insaneyoungster6223]

A great victory for Pragg!

[@deniro95]

quite peaceful environment without sagar commentary, real chess ♟️

[@Pennywise.18]

We discovered this game for no reason ha 🔥💪🏼✊🏼🚩🕉️🇮🇳 Way to go lad🚀🚀🚀

[@user-fp9mj2ry2l]

Hello sir could u please tell what's the best form of opening?I am one of your biggest fan . You are such a big inspiration for me .. I have my match tomorrow please guide...for white ...

[@nesh-2495]

Wowww! Brilliant

[@smridhsud635]

I think Praggnanandhaa did a wrong at 5:01 minutes, he should have used rook and give a check to the king, so the king has to move or the queen has to kill the rook, if the queen kills the rook then the other rook can kill the queen and if the king moves the rook can kill the queen.

[@videocreators1848]

I too thinking that for long ... And also he could kept his queen alove

[@astroquasar]

@@videocreators1848 nah ! If he did that then the final outcome would be : prag : 1 queen + 0 rook and naka: 2 rook , absolutely that'd to be the worst move

[@videocreators1848]

@@astroquasar yaa that to correct

[@himanshugiri4332]

India's good infra in sports and support to the players and athletes is enough to beat the shit out of any country

[@theworld3180]

Wow . congratulations pragg

[@samithanishan4093]

Master structures👍

[@workwithyou07]

HBD brother❤

[@NandanVenkatesh-zx3rm]

6:56 As we can see here hikaru is applying saliva on his fingers just same way he did it with magnus when he knew he screwed up , so he is passing it pnto pragg through handshake😂😂

[@ucheucheuche]

Not gonna lie, I need that sweet commentary to understand what's going on and feel the hype 😅

[@sunnykevlogs1]

He is so confident

[@adityajha9665]

Pragg haa nerves of steel ..❤❤

[@zhongxina3822]

Bravo pragg

[@YoungSeldon-007]

Why hikaru doesn't put rook to h8? At 7:00

[@dougholtby3035]

he does chess puzzles without a board/ blindfold style !

[@hashi_writes9823]

I am Pakistani but I really happy that pragg destroy world champion 🏆 keep it up boy

[@suriyaprakash2389]

Pragg op!

[@ayushbisht1424]

Pragg dominating hikaru damn!👍🏻

[@maharajans.g1342]

5:02, prag made a mistake. Before moving the queen to take rook , he could move the rook and make a double attack. If he did this move probably he would save his queen ...😊

[@CosmicCanvas666]

Yeah, but then he would be exchanging two rooks for the queen. In the end, it would be white Queen vs two black rooks whereas here, it is equalised with a rook on either side. I don't know which is strategically better😅

[@chhatrapalsahu3134]

giving two rooks for queen is not worth it

[@raselhaque9407]

Congratulation pragg🥰💝 support from Bangladesh

[@amitjain11000]

great victory by Indian GM, I know some folks in other parts of the world may be unhappy and jealous.