Carlsen and Praggnanandhaa suffer losses in the final round
Praggnanandhaa finished all seven matches in the tournament taking only three games per round for a decision. Jan-Krzysztof Duda on winning the tournament, "Yeah I am very happy of course. It's kind of unexpected to me. I didn't even think it was possible honestly. Everything worked out today. I am in general quite happy with my play here... I have had a lot of people helping me. First and foremost my mom who is important. I got a pool of trainers, the camp which I was supposed to attend but instead we got here in Oslo... It's very nice to win something, especially such a strong tournament. It's just something very different I would say. I really got into a very good mood before the Candidates. So that's also part of the success I believe."
Praggnanandhaa - Giri: 0.5-2.5
Giri opted for the King's Indian Defence against Praggnanandhaa in the first game. That's typical Giri humor, KID against the kid.
Praggnanandhaa - Giri, Game 1
23.Rfd1 and then aiming c5 would have been a better execution of the same idea. 23.c5 Kh8 24.Bg4 retreat was a positional mistake. 24...Nxg4 turned things completely in Black's favor. Giri took a while to convert his advantage but there was not much opportunity for White to get back in the game.
Praggnanandhaa survived a completely lost endgame against Giri in the second game. In the third game, Pragg went for an outlandish pawn capture and got his knight trapped.
Praggnanandhaa - Giri, Game 3
20.Nb5 Rd8 21.Nxa7 are the moves which White should not play here. Find out how Giri trapped the knight. 20.Rae1 would have been a better continuation for White.
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