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Norwegian chess player
“ You felt like you were part of a theatre performance,
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Gukesh and a shot at history
“ The Candidates is psychologically, for me, almost as tough as the World Championships,
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Indian Grandmasters start as dark horses in…
“ My thoughts were, if I lose and go out, that’s going to be another humiliation in the World Cup. I know I’ll forget about it in a couple of days, but it’s still less than ideal. Now I’ve had my first…
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Pragg loses to Carlsen, misses top chess title, but leaves his mark
“ Almost since the first day (of the World Cup) I’ve been wondering, what am I doing here? Why am I spending all this time playing classical chess, which I find stressful and boring? It’s not a good…
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‘The name of the game is intimidation’: Hungry Gukesh takes on…
“ It's little bit funny that I faced almost zero players in their prime. I played Chuky (Vasyl Ivanchuk) and then I played three youngsters. So, yeah, obviously they are very, very strong. I felt like I…
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"Mentality Monster": Praggnanandhaa Gets Viral-worthy Tag From Carlsen
“ It's funny that I faced zero players in their prime. I played Chuky (Vasyl Ivanchuk) and then I played three youngsters. So, yeah, obviously there are very strong. I felt like I had my best day and…
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Chess World Cup: Praggnanandhaa is a mentality monster, says Carlsen…
“ My thoughts yesterday were, if I lose and go out, that’s going to be another humiliation in the World Cup. I know I’ll forget about it in a couple of days, but still it’s less than ideal. Now I’ve had…
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‘The name of the game is intimidation’: Hungry Gukesh takes on…
“ Praggnanandhaa has already played a lot of tiebreaks against very strong players... I know he is very strong. If I have some energy, if I have a good day, obviously I will have good chances,
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Praggnanandhaa is very strong in tie-breakers: Magnus Carlsen
“ Normally, I would just probably have a bit of an advantage having a rest day while he had to play a tough tiebreak yesterday, but I've been in a pretty rough shape the last couple of days. I got some…
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Advantage R Praggnanandhaa? Magnus Carlsen Suffering From Food…
“ I am very grateful to the organisers, FIDE and the doctors and nurses, who got me some good treatment. Today, I am feeling a bit better but I still didn't feel like I had the energy for a full fight,…
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Praggnanandhaa is very strong in tie-breakers: Magnus Carlsen
“ Normally, I would just probably have a bit of an advantage having a rest day while he (Praggnanandhaa) had to play a tough tiebreak yesterday, but I’ve been in a pretty rough shape the last couple of…
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'I've Been in Pretty Rough Shape': Magnus Carlsen Reveals he Had a…
“ Pragg moves around a bit with his openings. I didn't really know what to expect. I didn't prepare for c4. Then I started to play some common sense moves,
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Advantage R Praggnanandhaa? Magnus Carlsen Suffering From Food…