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Candidates challenge looms as Praggnanandhaa...

Alexander Khalifman. Ruslan Ponomariov. Rustam Kasimdzhanov....

Candidates challenge looms as Praggnanandhaa follows in Vishwanathan Anand’s footsteps | Chess News

Alexander Khalifman. Ruslan Ponomariov. Rustam Kasimdzhanov. Levon Aronian. Gata Kamsky. Peter Svidler. Teimour Radjabov. Jan Duda.These players have either won the FIDE World Cup chess title or FIDE knockout World Championship title. But none of the players named above went on to win the World Matchplay title, considered as the Mount Everest of the 64-square sport where Garry Kasparov, Vishwanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen have built their own caves.The Khalifmans and Dudas of this world have not reached even the Challenger status. But Boris Gelfand and Sergei Karjakin...

Candidates challenge looms...

Alexander Khalifman. Ruslan Ponomariov. Rustam Kasimdzhanov. Levon Aronian. Gata Kamsky. Peter Svidler. Teimour Radjabov. Jan Duda.These players have either won the FIDE World...