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The 62-year-old chess icon felt that the Indian has been at a dearth of fresh ideas to stun his opponents off late.
Indian chess GM R Praggnanandhaa (PTI)
Legendary Gary Kasparov opined that something is amiss in Indian wunderkind R Praggnanandhaa, who seems like a shadow of the player he was not too long ago.
The 62-year-old chess icon felt that the Indian has been at a dearth of fresh ideas to stun his opponents off late.
“Pragg was on the rise and just now it’s like he’s a bleak shadow of what we saw a couple of years ago,” Kasparov said.
“Something is missing, the kind of spice of the game. It’s still top, top quality, but definitely not enough to actually beat your peers at that level,” he added.
Hypothetically speaking, Kasparov revealed that he would like to see a Candidates leader Javokhir Sindarov in the World Championship. The legendary GM added that a summit clash between Sindarov and incumbent World Champion D Gukesh, would be a tight affair.
“You know my views about World Championship matches since Magnus Carlsen is not playing.”
“So, I would love to see a Sindarov versus Carlsen match. That would be the real match for me that’s worth the title.”
“It will be interesting because a World Championship match is a match. If we are talking about a hypothetical Gukesh vs Sindarov match, Gukesh is very, very stable and I would be very surprised if it’s not close.”
“A match has different dynamics, different logic. Provided he wins the Candidates, it will be interesting to see how Sindarov handles his new status.”
(With Inputs From Agencies)
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April 11, 2026, 8:32 PM IST
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