Praggnanandhaa se clasifica para los Candidatos FIDE 2026 y promete ideas novedosas para derrotar a los mejores rivales

El gran maestro indio R Praggnanandhaa ha ganado un puesto en el Torneo de Candidatos de la FIDE 2026 al liderar el Circuito FIDE 2025. El joven de 20 años planea desplegar estrategias impredecibles y novedades para desafiar a jugadores de élite, incluido el campeón mundial D Gukesh.

R Praggnanandhaa aseguró su clasificación para los Candidatos de la FIDE 2026 con 115,17 puntos en el Circuito FIDE 2025, convirtiéndose en el único representante indio en la sección Abierta, un clasificatorio clave para el ciclo del Campeonato Mundial de Ajedrez.  nnEn una entrevista en Chess.com, Praggnanandhaa enfatizó la necesidad de innovación contra rivales conocidos: «Todos conocen mi juego, pero el truco está en idear una novedad cada vez. De lo contrario, no es posible seguir ganando contra los mejores del mundo». Destacó la impredecibilidad mediante nuevas ideas y movimientos poco convencionales.  nnEl evento se disputará del 28 de marzo al 16 de abril de 2026 en el Cap St Georges Hotel and Resort de Pegeia, Chipre, en formato de doble round-robin a 14 rondas. Los participantes incluyen a Praggnanandhaa, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Anish Giri, Wei Yi, Javokhir Sindarov, Matthias Blübaum y Andrey Esipenko. El ganador desafiará a D Gukesh por el título mundial y se llevará 70.000 €.  nnPraggnanandhaa se recupera de una caída en el ranking de 2025 que lo sacó del top 10 de la FIDE. Gukesh, que recientemente expresó entusiasmo por una final de Candidatos íntegramente india, añade emoción a su rivalidad.

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