<h5>Who did Magnus Carlsen defeat?</h5><p>Norway’s Magnus Carlsen won the FIDE Chess World Cup held in Baku, Azerbaijan. He defeated India’s Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. The Norwegian has been ranked the world's top player for many years. He won the tournament after a three-day final match.</p><p>Both players have been praised for their performances in this tournament.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/magnus-carlsen-wins-the-2023-chess-world-cup%2FCarlsen%20vs%20Prags.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=03e0e8a7-9630-4c40-b748-1ef43baf8349"><figcaption>The final match between Magnus Carlsen and Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. Photo by International Chess Federation.</figcaption></figure><h5>Who is Magnus Carlsen?</h5><p>Magnus Carlsen is said to be one of the greatest chess players. His father taught him how to play chess at the age of five. Three years later, he competed in his first tournament. Since his early days, Carlsen impressed his teachers with his chess skills. He won his first tournament in the Netherlands in 2004. Since then, he has won many tournaments.</p><p>At the age of 13, he became a grandmaster. In 2010, Carlsen became the world’s top-ranked chess player. He continues to hold this title even now. He became the youngest player to reach the top spot at the age of 19.</p><h5>Who is Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa?</h5><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/magnus-carlsen-wins-the-2023-chess-world-cup%2FPrags.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=e52f2212-cfca-4738-930a-da39b84c08b4"><figcaption>Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa with his mother after winning the silver medal. Photo by Praggnanandhaa.</figcaption></figure><p>Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is a chess prodigy and grandmaster from India. He became the youngest international master in 2016 at the age of 10. During that time, many Indian chess officials said that he would become a world champion in the future. Praggnanandhaa began playing chess alongside his sister, Vaishali Rameshbabu, at the age of 3.</p><p>By the age of seven, he had received the title of International Chess Federation master. This is the third highest title a chess player can get after grandmaster and international master.</p><p>Even though Magnus Carlsen defeated him, he was praised by many. Praggnanandhaa reached the final by defeating world number two Fabiano Caruana (USA) and number three Hikaru Nakamura (USA). This shows what a talented player he is. Let’s hope he wins this tournament in the future.</p>

He beat Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa from India.

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