Adding that he has a 'long way to go' in the sport, young Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa's mother, R Nagalakshmi said on Friday that she was elated to see her son seal a berth in the Candidates Tournament. The Candidates is the final contest to determine the challenger who will take on the incumbent world champion.

Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa's dream run in the FIDE World Cup at Baku was ended on Thursday by world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, who beat him 1.5-0.5 in the tie-break after the classical games ended in a stalemate.