As Praggnanandhaa and Magnus Carlsen battled for the first spot, Vishwanathan Anand called this as the 'golden generation' of chess players in India.

Anand was proud that the 18-year-old, Praggnanandhaa defeated world #2 Hikaru Nakamura and #3 Fabiano Caruana.

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He clinched the silver for India, standing second, against World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the FIDE World Cup final at Baku.

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After Vishwanathan Anand, the chess master is the first Indian to compete in the final of the Chess World Cup.

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Anand feels it's 'special' that there are so many Indian players with 2,700-plus Elo rating, who are all under the age of 20.

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Fabiano Caruana took over the third place, after he defeated Nijat Abasov in the tiebreaks.

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The final Top 4 of the FIDE World Cup 2023 are: Magnus Carlsen - Winner (Norway).

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R. Praggnanadhaa - Runner Up (India).

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Fabiano Caruana - Third position (USA).

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Nijat Abasov - Fourth Position(Azerbaijan).

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