Pranav surprises Foreest! – The Underdog

Offerspill Sjakklubb started the 38th European Chess Club Cup Open as fourth seed. Magnus Carlsen, Offerspill’s first board, was certainly the main reason for this – after all he is the world number one with a rating of 2839. But it was still a big surprise that the Norwegians won the cup! One team member in particular – Pranav Venkatesh (whose birthday is today!) – rocked the house with 5.0/7 points. His game against Super Grandmaster Jorden Van Foreest was particularly daring. Robert Ris shows this magical Underdog victory.