India's young chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa and his parents met with India's Primer Minister Narendra Modi at his residence on Thursday. Praggnanandha made every Indian proud after reaching the Chess World Cup 2023 final after beating some of the biggest names in the world. He became India's youngest and only second Grandmaster to reach the final of the Chess World …
R Praggnanandhaa, the Indian chess prodigy, won the silver medal in the Chess World Cup 2023 after losing the final to the five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen in Baku on Thursday, August 24. Praggnanandhaa became the youngest player ever to feature in the Chess World Cup final and only the second Indian after Vishwanathan Anand. It maybe a lost final …
Eyes firmly focused on the computer screen, left hand placed on the side of his forehead – a horizontal stripe of temple ash adorning it – and nervousness etched on his face. When Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa is plotting moves on the chess board, his demeanour doesn’t exude the confidence of a 16-year-old prodigy. We are also trying to make him …
A day after punching way above their weight, Vidit Gujrathi and R. Praggnanandhaa hit the canvas a few times on the second day of the New in Chess Classic rapid online chess tournament on Sunday. RELATED| On Sunday, Vidit stretched his unbeaten run to eight rounds when he drew with Alireza, beat Jan Krzysztof Duda and missed a win late …