Prague Masters 2025: R. Praggnanandhaa hot favourite to win title
1 month ago

Prague Masters 2025: R. Praggnanandhaa hot favourite to win title

The Hindu  

Fresh off his nail-biting victory at the Tata Steel Masters, Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa will start as the hot favourite to win the Prague Masters, which gets underway here on Wednesday. It was a gruelling first-place finish at the Tata Steel Masters, where Praggnanandhaa overcame world champion D. Gukesh in a nerve-wracking tiebreak battle and the Indian will now look to carry that momentum forward in this tournament. Having elevated himself to 2730 points in live ratings, Aravindh is knocking on the door of the top 20 in the world rankings and is currently ranked fifth in the country, behind Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa, and five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand. Chinese Grandmaster Wei Yi starts as the top seed, with Praggnanandhaa in second place based on ratings released on February 1.

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Aravindh Chithambaram makes big leap in FIDE Circuit 2025 standings; Ding Liren leads, Praggnanandhaa second
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Aravindh Chithambaram makes big leap in FIDE Circuit 2025 standings; Ding Liren leads, Praggnanandhaa second

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Indian chess Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram sits at the third sport in FIDE Circuit 2025 standings after winning the Prague Chess Masters 2025 while Ding Liren is at the top and R Praggnanandhaa is second. Aravindh Chithambaram is at third in FIDE Circuit 2025 standings after winning Prague Chess Masters. Image: Prague Chess Masters Ding Liren continues to lead the FIDE …

Who is Aravindh Chithambaram, the Indian Grandmaster who edged past R Praggnanandhaa to win Prague Masters 2025?
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Who is Aravindh Chithambaram, the Indian Grandmaster who edged past R Praggnanandhaa to win Prague Masters 2025?

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Indian chess Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram finished ahead of a stacked field comprising compatriot R Praggnanandhaa, Anish Giri among others to win the nine-round Masters section of the Prague International Chess Festival. Image credit: David Llada/Sunway Chess Festival Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram announced himself as the latest Indian chess superstar in the making on Friday after winning the Masters Section of the …

Aravindh Chithambaram wins Prague Masters 2025, ahead of established names including R Praggnanandhaa
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Aravindh Chithambaram wins Prague Masters 2025, ahead of established names including R Praggnanandhaa

Firstpost  

Aravindh Chithambaram won clinched the Masters section of the Prague International Chess Festival with six points at the end of the nine-round competition. Indina Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram finished undefeated at the end of the Prague Masters event, collecting three wins and six draws in the nine-round competition. Image credit: Petr Vrabec/European Chess Union Indian chess appears to have discovered another …

Aravindh Chithambaram wins Prague Masters 2025
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Aravindh Chithambaram wins Prague Masters 2025

The Hindu  

India’s dominance in chess continued unabated with Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram winning the first major title of his career after finishing ahead of established names including compatriot R Praggnanandhaa at the Prague Masters tournament in Prague on Friday. The 25-year-old Aravindh ended the tournament with six points after settling for a draw with Gurel Ediz of Turkey in the ninth and …

Prague Chess Masters: Aravindh Chithambaram one step away from title, R Praggnanandhaa in close pursuit
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Prague Chess Masters: Aravindh Chithambaram one step away from title, R Praggnanandhaa in close pursuit

Firstpost  

Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram is on the brink of victory at the Prague Chess Masters 2025, needing just one final push to secure the title. Aravindh Chithambaram is in sole lead at Prague Chess Masters 2025 with just one round left. In the final round of Prague Chess Masters 2025 on Friday, Aravindh will take on Ediz Gurel, while Praggnanandhaa …

Prague Masters: Aravindh inches closer to title after draw with Navara in eighth round
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Prague Masters: Aravindh inches closer to title after draw with Navara in eighth round

The Hindu  

Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram came within striking distance of winning his first major tournament after an easy draw with David Navara of Czech Republic in the eighth and penultimate round of Prague Masters tournament. With this result, Aravindh took his tally to 5.5 points, maintaining a half-point lead over compatriot R Praggnanandhaa, who drew with Vietnam’s Quang Liem Le. After losing …

Prague Chess 2025: Aravindh Chithambaram beats Anish Giri with Black, title race narrows to him and Praggnanandhaa
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Prague Chess 2025: Aravindh Chithambaram beats Anish Giri with Black, title race narrows to him and Praggnanandhaa

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Indian GM Aravindh Chithambaram defeated Anish Giri with Black in round seven of the 2025 Prague Chess, taking the lead. Indian grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram delivered a crucial win with Black against GM Anish Giri in round seven of the 7th Prague International Chess Festival 2025, catapulting himself into the sole lead with two rounds to go. Meanwhile, in the Challengers …

Prague Masters: Aravindh Chithambaram crushes Anish Giri in round seven to surge ahead
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Prague Masters: Aravindh Chithambaram crushes Anish Giri in round seven to surge ahead

The Hindu  

Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram crashed through the defences of super-solid Anish Giri to jump into sole lead after the end of the seventh round of the Prague Masters chess tournament. In the other decisive game, 16-year-old Gurel Ediz of Turkey scored over local Nguyen Thai Dai Van to reach a fifty per cent score while David Navara of the Czech Republic …

Prague Chess Masters: Praggnanandhaa, Aravindh Chithambaram secure draws, stay in joint lead after six rounds
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Prague Chess Masters: Praggnanandhaa, Aravindh Chithambaram secure draws, stay in joint lead after six rounds

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In the sixth round of Prague Chess Masters 2025, R Praggnanandhaa was held to a draw by Sam Shankland, while Aravindh Chithambaram shared the point with Quang Leim Le, bringing both to four points out of a possible six on a day when, for the first time in the tournament, all games ended in draws. Grandmasters R Praggnanandhaa and Aravindh …

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa draws with Shankland in sixth round
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa draws with Shankland in sixth round

The Hindu  

Grandmasters R Praggnanandhaa and Aravindh Chithambaram continued to remain in joint lead after drawing their sixth-round games in the Prague Masters Chess tournament here. Praggnanandhaa was held to a draw by Sam Shankland of the United States, while Aravindh split the point with Quang Leim Le of Vietnam to be on four points out of a possible six, on a …

Prague Masters chess: Praggnanandhaa to take on Shankland after lone rest day
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Prague Masters chess: Praggnanandhaa to take on Shankland after lone rest day

The Hindu  

With a career-high world ranking of No.8 as per the latest published list, Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa will take on American Sam Shankland in the sixth round of the Prague Masters after a rest day on Tuesday. Anish Giri and Quang Leim hold the dubious distinction of drawing all the five games thus far while Vincent Keymer has lost two, drawn …

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa draws with Aravindh in fifth round to keep joint lead
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa draws with Aravindh in fifth round to keep joint lead

The Hindu  

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa played out a draw with fellow Indian Aravindh Chithambaram as the two stayed a full point ahead of nearest challengers after the fifth round of Prague Masters chess tournament here. Sharing the sixth spot are the remaining four contestants, Czech duo of David Navara and Nguyen Thai Dai Van, Sam Shankland of United States and Gurel Ediz …

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa outwits Keymer to join Aravindh in lead
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa outwits Keymer to join Aravindh in lead

The Hindu  

Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa scored his second victory on the trot, outwitting Vincent Keymer of Germany to join compatriot Aravindh Chithambaram at the top on three points after the end of the fourth round of the Prague Masters here. Aravindh survived some initial hiccups before signing peace with Sam Shankland of the United States, while top seed Wei Yi of China …

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa outwits Keymer to join Aravindh in lead
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa outwits Keymer to join Aravindh in lead

The Hindu  

Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa scored his second victory on the trot, outwitting Vincent Keymer of Germany to join compatriot Aravindh Chithambaram at the top on three points after the end of the fourth round of the Prague Masters. Aravindh survived some initial hiccups before signing peace with Sam Shankland of the United States, while top seed Wei Yi of China finally …

FIDE ratings: Gukesh attains career-best No 3 ranking; Praggnanandhaa back in top 10
4 weeks ago

FIDE ratings: Gukesh attains career-best No 3 ranking; Praggnanandhaa back in top 10

The Hindu  

India’s reigning world champion D Gukesh climbed to a career-high number three ranking while compatriot R Praggnanandhaa broke back into the top 10 in the latest FIDE classical ratings released on Saturday. The 18-year-old Gukesh, who has been in sublime form ever since he beat China’s Ding Liren to clinch the world title in Singapore in December, has gained 10 …

Prague Chess 2025: Praggnanandhaa registers maiden win, Aravindh Chithambaram moves into the sole lead
4 weeks ago

Prague Chess 2025: Praggnanandhaa registers maiden win, Aravindh Chithambaram moves into the sole lead

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Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa secured his first win at the Prague Masters 2025 by defeating Nguyen Thai Dai Van. Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa on Friday registered his maiden win at the 7th Prague International Chess Festival 2025 Masters. Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram moved into the sole lead at the 2025 Prague Chess Festival Masters after defeating GM Wei Yi in round …

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa beats Dai Van to register first win, Aravindh shoots to sole lead
1 month ago

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa beats Dai Van to register first win, Aravindh shoots to sole lead

The Hindu  

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa cruised to a smooth victory against Nguyen Thai Dai Van of Czech Republic, while Aravindh Chithambaram emerged as the sole leader, defeating top seed Wei Yi of China in the third round of the Prague Masters. The middle game surfaced with Dai Van being on the defensive despite his extra pawn, a typical feature of the structure …

Prague Masters: Chithambaram secures win against Keymer, Praggnanandhaa held by Ediz
1 month ago

Prague Masters: Chithambaram secures win against Keymer, Praggnanandhaa held by Ediz

The Hindu  

Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa played out a second straight draw against Turkey’s Gurel Ediz while Aravindh Chithambaram crashed through the defences of Germany’s Vincent Keymer in the second round of the Prague Masters. Chithambaram, who has been knocking hard on the doors of elite circles, scored his first victory with black pieces after squeezing himself out of the danger zone in …

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa held again, Chithambaram scores a crushing win against Keymer
1 month ago

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa held again, Chithambaram scores a crushing win against Keymer

The Hindu  

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa played out a second straight draw against Turkey’s Gurel Ediz while Aravindh Chithambaram crashed through the defences of Germany’s Vincent Keymer in the second round of the Prague Masters. Chithambaram, who has been knocking hard on the doors of elite circles, scored his first victory with black pieces after squeezing himself out of danger zone in his …

Prague Chess Festival 2025: Praggnanandhaa makes sedate start, Keymer wins and Divya Deshmukh loses
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1 month ago

Prague Chess Festival 2025: Praggnanandhaa makes sedate start, Keymer wins and Divya Deshmukh loses

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R Praggnanandhaa failed to find a win against David Navara while playing with white pieces in the opening round of Prague Chess Masters 2025 while India’s Aravindh Chithambaram secured a thrilling draw against Thai Dai Van Nguyen. Image: R Praggnanandhaa on X Indian chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa got off to a sedate start in the Masters section of the Prague …

Praggnanandhaa’s Next Challenge: Can He Dominate Prague Masters Too?
1 month ago

Praggnanandhaa’s Next Challenge: Can He Dominate Prague Masters Too?

The Hindu  

On a high after his triumph at Tata Steel Masters, Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa got a good draw and will take on local star David Navara in the first round of the Prague Masters. The other Indian in the fray, Aravindh Chithambaram, will start his campaign against another local player, Nguyen Thai Dai Van, who impressed everyone recently by winning …

Praggnanadhaa hot favourite to win Prague Masters
1 month ago

Praggnanadhaa hot favourite to win Prague Masters

The Hindu  

Fresh off his nail-biting victory at the Tata Steel Masters, Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa will start as the hot favourite to win the Prague Masters, which gets underway in Prague on Wednesday. It was a gruelling first-place finish at the Tata Steel Masters, where Praggnanandhaa overcame world champion D. Gukesh in a nerve-wracking tiebreak battle and the Indian will now look …

Why Praggnanandhaa isn't part of Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour despite recent victory in Tata Steel Chess Masters
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why Praggnanandhaa isn't part of Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour despite recent victory in Tata Steel Chess Masters

Hindustan Times  

Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu will miss the first event of the inaugural Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, set to be held in Weissenhaus, Germany this month, despite the biggest victory of his career so far in a tremendous performance at the Tata Steel Chess Championship in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. R Praggnanandhaa poses with the trophy after winning the Tata Steel Chess …

Praggnanandhaa says title will boost his confidence
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Praggnanandhaa says title will boost his confidence

The Hindu  

For a prodigious chess talent like R. Praggnanandhaa, the year 2024 wasn’t a great one by any yardstick. He started the year with a seventh-place finish in the Tata Steel Masters in Wijk aan Zee, then finished a disappointing fifth in the FIDE Candidates tournament in Toronto, where D. Gukesh qualified for the World Championship final. Of course, Pragg did …

R Praggnanandhaa stuns World Champion D Gukesh to win Tata Steel Chess Masters
1 month, 3 weeks ago

R Praggnanandhaa stuns World Champion D Gukesh to win Tata Steel Chess Masters

India Today  

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa won the Tata Steel Masters 2025, beating World Champion D Gukesh in a thrilling tiebreak in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, on Sunday, February 2. Courtesy: Tata Steel Chess On Sunday, Gukesh drew first blood in the two-game blitz tiebreaker, winning the first game with white pieces. ðŸÆðŸ”å pic.twitter.com/o8FtpcB9fD — Tata Steel Chess Tournament February 2, 2025 Tata …

Tata Steel Masters 2025: Praggnanandhaa beats World champion Gukesh in tiebreaks to clinch title
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tata Steel Masters 2025: Praggnanandhaa beats World champion Gukesh in tiebreaks to clinch title

The Hindu  

Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa held fort against reigning World champion and compatriot D. Gukesh, staging a come-from-behind victory in the tiebreaks to claim the Tata Steel Masters 2025 in Wijk aan Zee on Sunday. Praggnanandhaa needed only a draw in the final round against Germany’s Vincent Keymer to secure the tournament win after another co-leader ahead of the final round, Gukesh, …

Tata Steel Chess 2025: Gukesh takes on Abdusattorov after first rest day; Praggnanandhaa faces Wei Yi
2 months ago

Tata Steel Chess 2025: Gukesh takes on Abdusattorov after first rest day; Praggnanandhaa faces Wei Yi

The Hindu  

World champion D. Gukesh will look join the leaders when he takes on Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan after a rest day on Friday, while R Praggnanandhaa will hope to cement his place at the top when he faces defending champion Wei Yi of China in the sixth round of the Tata Steel Chess tournament here. Praggnanandhaa and Abdusattorov share the …

R. Praggnanandhaa: I’m not someone who wins six in a row often, so it’s definitely a good sign
4 months, 1 week ago

R. Praggnanandhaa: I’m not someone who wins six in a row often, so it’s definitely a good sign

The Hindu  

If there’s one prodigy among a pool of exciting Indian chess talents who commands respect from top players around the globe, it’s undoubtedly R. Praggnanandhaa. Praggnanandhaa’s ability to trouble Carlsen in the past made him a key player to watch at the Tata Steel Chess India 2024. This tournament is more about managing your time well, being sharp, and playing …

Tata Steel Chess 2024: Top five players to look out for in Open section of India Rapid & Blitz tournament
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tata Steel Chess 2024: Top five players to look out for in Open section of India Rapid & Blitz tournament

The Hindu  

The Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz 2024 will be held from November 13 to November 17 at the Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium in Alipore, Kolkata. Take a look at the top five players in the Open section: Magnus Carlsen World number one Magnus Carlsen will be participating for the second time in the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & …

Chennai Grandmasters 2024, Day 6: Aravindh Chithambaram beats Arjun Erigaisi to open up title race
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Chennai Grandmasters 2024, Day 6: Aravindh Chithambaram beats Arjun Erigaisi to open up title race

The Hindu  

Aravindh Chithambaram beat Arjun Erigaisi in the sixth round to open up the title race in the second edition of the Chennai Grandmasters classical chess tournament at the Anna Centenary Library auditorium here on Saturday. I also tried to be solid.” With this win, Chithambaram has joined Iranian Amin Tabatabaei to trail leaders Erigaisi and Aronian by just half-point. If …

Pragananadhaa stuns world number two, achieves unique feat in classical chess
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Pragananadhaa stuns world number two, achieves unique feat in classical chess

Deccan Chronicle  

Stavanger : Indian teenage chess sensation R Pragananadhaa continued with his dominating ways in the ongoing Norway Chess competition as he defeated the world number two player Fabiano Caruana in round five in a classical chess game on Saturday night. Using white pieces, the runners-up from last year's FIDE Chess World Cup battled it out with some intelligent moves against …

Rapid And Blitz Chess, Poland: R Praggnanandhaa Beats Magnus Carlsen But Remains 3rd
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Rapid And Blitz Chess, Poland: R Praggnanandhaa Beats Magnus Carlsen But Remains 3rd

News 18  

India’s R. Praggnanandhaa scored yet another victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway to keep himself afloat even as Wei Yi of China stretched his lead to a massive 2.5 points in the Superbet rapid and blitz chess tournament, a part of the Grand Chess Tour. With nine rounds still to come in the blitz event, Wei Yi …

Prague Masters: All games drawn in final round, R Praggnanandhaa finishes joint second
1 year ago

Prague Masters: All games drawn in final round, R Praggnanandhaa finishes joint second

The Hindu  

R. Praggnanandhaa tried hard but had to settle for a draw with David Navara of the Czech Republic in the final round of the Prague Masters chess tournament that concluded here on Thursday. With five draws happening between 10 players in the final round, nothing changed. Praggnanandhaa to his credit ended on a plus score clocking five points alongside Parham …

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa commits blunder, loses second round match
1 year, 1 month ago

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa commits blunder, loses second round match

The Hindu  

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa committed a time-pressure blunder as he suffered defeat at the hands of Parham Maghsoodloo of Iran in the second round of Prague Masters Chess tournament here. D Gukesh, meanwhile, came up with an impressive performance with black pieces to beat Nguyen Thai Dai Van of Czech Republic while the other three games in the 10-player round-robin …

R Praggnanandhaa beats world champion Ding Liren, surpasses Viswanathan Anand to become No. 1 Indian
1 year, 2 months ago

R Praggnanandhaa beats world champion Ding Liren, surpasses Viswanathan Anand to become No. 1 Indian

India TV News  

Chess prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa scripted history on Tuesday, January 16, as he defeated the world champion Ding Liren at the ongoing TATA Steel Chess Tournament and moved past veteran chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand to become the No. The victory over the world champion from China took Praggnanandhaa by surprise as he was not expecting the former to go down so …

R Praggnanandhaa climbs to 20th rank in world after making it to final of Chess World Cup 2023
1 year, 7 months ago

R Praggnanandhaa climbs to 20th rank in world after making it to final of Chess World Cup 2023

India TV News  

India's prodigy R Praggnanandhaa has achieved his career-high rating of 2727.2 in the live Chess ratings. Praggnanandha impressed many with his game in the recently concluded FIDE Chess World Cup and also defeated second and third ranked players Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana respectively on the road to the final. He earned 20.2 ratings and climbed a massive nine positions …

EXCLUSIVE | 'Huge thing for my confidence': R Praggnanandhaa on beating top-ranked players in Chess World Cup
1 year, 7 months ago

EXCLUSIVE | 'Huge thing for my confidence': R Praggnanandhaa on beating top-ranked players in Chess World Cup

India TV News  

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has become the talk of the town as the Indian Prodigy surprised numerous fans around the world in the FIDE Chess World Cup 2023. The 18-year-old Grandmaster emerged as the runner-up of the Chess World Cup and became only the second Indian to qualify for the prestigious Candidates tournament. This was my second World Cup, I got knocked …

Chess World Cup Final 2023, Game 1: Praggnanandhaa-Magnus Carlsen Settle For Draw After 35 Moves
1 year, 7 months ago

Chess World Cup Final 2023, Game 1: Praggnanandhaa-Magnus Carlsen Settle For Draw After 35 Moves

ABP News  

R Praggnanandhaa vs Magnus Carlsen Highlights: Game 1 of Chess World Cup final between World no. After playing the first of two classic matches on Tuesday, the second and final match between the chess geniuses will take place on Wednesday as they chase their maiden World Cup title. Praggnanandhaa is the first Indian to reach Chess World Cup final since …

‘India is waiting’: Chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa takes on Magnus Carlsen
1 year, 7 months ago

‘India is waiting’: Chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa takes on Magnus Carlsen

Al Jazeera  

India’s 18-year-old grandmaster will take on Norway’s reigning world number one Magnus Carlsen in the Chess World Cup final in Baku. India will watch with bated breath as its chess prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa takes on Norway’s world number one Magnus Carlsen in the final of the International Chess Federation World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, starting on Tuesday. Ananthram, who has …

Chess World Cup 2023: India's Praggnanandhaa defeats Fabiano Caruana in tiebreaks, sets up final with Magnus Carlsen
1 year, 7 months ago

Chess World Cup 2023: India's Praggnanandhaa defeats Fabiano Caruana in tiebreaks, sets up final with Magnus Carlsen

Hindustan Times  

Setting up a blockbuster clash with World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the FIDE World Cup 2023 on Monday, Indian Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa registered a memorable win over USA’s Fabiano Caruana in tiebreaks of the action-packed semi-final encounter. 3 Fabiano Caruana in the tie-breaker round of the FIDE World Cup chess tournament at Baku Praggnanandhaa stunned the World No.3 Caruana …

Praggnanandhaa wins Geza Hetenyi Memorial title, reaches 31 in live World rankings
1 year, 8 months ago

Praggnanandhaa wins Geza Hetenyi Memorial title, reaches 31 in live World rankings

The Hindu  

Precisely a week after breaching the coveted 2700-mark in live rating, R. Praggnanandhaa won the Geza Hetenyi Memorial chess title in Budapest on Wednesday. In this strong 10-man round-robin tournament, with an average rating of 2669, Praggnanandhaa scored 6.5 points from nine rounds to finish a point ahead of Russian Sanan Sjugirov and Iran’s Amin Tabatabaei. In the final round, …

Praggnanandhaa Faces Pranav in Julius Baer Challengers Championship
2 years, 3 months ago

Praggnanandhaa Faces Pranav in Julius Baer Challengers Championship

News 18  

Pranav Venkatesh, the winner of the 2022 Challengers Chess Tour, faces Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, the winner of last year’s event, in the first Julius Baer Challengers Championship in Tel Aviv next week, in what is the climax of the year-long hunt for the best new talent in chess. FIFA World Cup 2022 Points Table | FIFA World Cup 2022 Schedule | …

Praggnanandhaa: Juggling Chessable Masters final against Chinese world no.2 and school exams
2 years, 10 months ago

Praggnanandhaa: Juggling Chessable Masters final against Chinese world no.2 and school exams

The Hindu  

R. Praggnanandhaa didn’t expect to make the final of the Chessable Masters before he signed up for the tournament. Reports about Praggnanandhaa’s exam circulated on social media, which prompted his semifinal opponent Anish Giri to tweet at the young Indian asking, ‘how did exam go?’ “Did well… Hopefully will pass,” came the reply. On what expectations he has set for …

Chessable Masters Final: Ding Liren Seizes Advantage against Indian GM R Praggnanandhaa
2 years, 10 months ago

Chessable Masters Final: Ding Liren Seizes Advantage against Indian GM R Praggnanandhaa

News 18  

Chinese world No.2 Ding Liren seized the advantage against India’s teenaged Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa in the final of Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters online tournament, taking a 2.5-1.5 lead after the opening day of the match early on Thursday. The 16-year old Praggnanandhaa, who lost the opening game of the all-Asian final, bounced back strongly to level the first …

R. Praggnanandhaa Beats Magnus Carlsen, Again with Another 'Blunder' to Blame
2 years, 10 months ago

R. Praggnanandhaa Beats Magnus Carlsen, Again with Another 'Blunder' to Blame

News 18  

Indian Grand Master R. Praggnanandhaa defeated Magnus Carlsen for the second time in his career after a ‘blunder’ from the World champion in the fifth round of the 16-player Chessables Masters online rapid chess tournament. Their match was heading for a dull draw after Praggnanandhaa’s 40th move but in a stunning twist, Carlsen resigned on the very next move. IPL …

Anand: 'Praggnanandhaa punishing the king, a nice feeling'
3 years ago

Anand: 'Praggnanandhaa punishing the king, a nice feeling'

The Hindu  

It’s a big achievement for Praggnanandhaa, beating Magnus Carlsen, the world champion. I mean, it’s a game that you can get and say, “Look this is how you play just in this kind of way.” Levon pushed him around and Pragg punished him for that. What I mean by a scrappy affair is, quite often in these online tournaments, people …

GM R Praggnanandhaa: No special preparation for the Magnus Carlsen match
3 years, 1 month ago

GM R Praggnanandhaa: No special preparation for the Magnus Carlsen match

The Hindu  

Teenaged Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa stunned world no.1 Magnus Carlsen in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters online rapid chess tournament, becoming only the third from the country to clinch a victory over the Norwegian superstar. The 16-year old prodigy was hailed by many on the social media, including cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and All-India Chess Federation president Sanjay …

Praggnanandhaa upstages Carlsen in Airthings Masters chess
3 years, 1 month ago

Praggnanandhaa upstages Carlsen in Airthings Masters chess

Hindustan Times  

In contemporary chess, a win over five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen is the summit his peers are constantly striving to scale. Praggnanandhaa’s victory with black pieces came when the Norwegian resigned after 39 moves in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters online rapid chess tournament. At 16, he is now the youngest player to defeat Carlsen since the latter …

Praggnanandhaa to face Giri, Carlsen in succession
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Praggnanandhaa to face Giri, Carlsen in succession

The Hindu  

Rising star R. Praggnanandhaa will face Anish Giri and Magnus Carlsen in successive rounds of the $150,000 Airthings Masters online rapid chess tournament beginning on Saturday. Tough challenge He is due to face formidable rivals like Ding Liren, Jan Krzysztof Duda and Levon Aronian in the succession from the third round before facing Giri and Carlsen in the sixth and …

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