Praggnanandhaa kvalifiserer seg til 2026 FIDE Candidates, lover nye ideer for å slå topprivalene

Den indiske stormesteren R Praggnanandhaa har sikret seg plass i 2026 FIDE Candidates-turneringen ved å toppe FIDE Circuit 2025. Den 20-årige planlegger å bruke uforutsigbare strategier og noviteter for å utfordre eliten, inkludert verdensmester D Gukesh.

R Praggnanandhaa sikret kvalifisering til 2026 FIDE Candidates med 115.17 poeng i FIDE Circuit 2025, og ble dermed eneste indiske representant i Open-seksjonen – en nøkkelkvalifisering for verdenssjakkmesterskapssyklusen. nI et intervju på Chess.com understreket Praggnanandhaa behovet for innovasjon mot kjente motstandere: «Alle dem kjenner spillet mitt, men trikset ligger i å komme med noviteter hver gang. Ellers er det ikke mulig å fortsette å vinne mot verdens beste.» Han vektla uforutsigbarhet gjennom nye ideer og ukonvensjonelle trekk. nTurneringen går fra 28. mars til 16. april 2026 på Cap St Georges Hotel and Resort i Pegeia på Kypros, i dobbelt round-robin-format over 14 runder. Deltakere inkluderer Praggnanandhaa, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Anish Giri, Wei Yi, Javokhir Sindarov, Matthias Blübaum og Andrey Esipenko. Vinneren utfordrer D Gukesh om VM-tittelen og får €70 000. nPraggnanandhaa henter seg inn etter et rangfald i 2025 utenfor FIDE-topp 10. Gukesh, som nylig uttrykte begeistring for en helindisk Candidates-finale, øker spenningen rundt deres rivalisering.

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