Praggnanandhaa

Pragg stated that Vaishali attacks while he concentrates more on the technical side of things.

D Gukesh under 'Icon' players, Magnus Carlsen skips: Global Chess League player draft on September 26

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway will skip the tournament, to be held in Chennai

Sinquefield Cup: Gukesh held by Sevian, Pragg draws with Abdusattorov

With his second draw in as many days, Praggnanadhaa remained in the leading group of three players that now include Fabiano Caruana of United States.

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa steps away from chessboard, makes dosa for coach: 'To be honest...'

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Grandmaster Ramesh shared a photograph of R Praggnanandhaa attempting to prepare dosa for the first time. In a reflection on his student’s culinary debut, Ramesh wrote: 'First time R Praggnanandhaa is learning to make dosa at my cost.'

Chess Olympiad 2024: Arjun Erigaisi scores his sixth straight win; Indian women beat Armenia

World number four Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi registered his sixth victory in as many games as the Indian team was poised to score its sixth straight win in the ongoing 45th Chess Olympiad here on Monday.

Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa to headline Indian team in 45th Chess Olympiad

Gukesh, who will be challenging defending world champion Ding Liren of China in the World Chess Championship in November, will treat the event as dress rehearsal leading up to the summit clash.

Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa loses to Carlsen; Vaishali beats Muzychuk

With the win, Carlsen stretched his lead to a full point over Hikaru Nakamura of United States, who lost to Firouzja Alireza of France.

Praggnanandhaa defeats Magnus Carlsen for the first time in Classical Chess, leads in Norway Chess 2024

Praggnanandhaa has now taken over the lead from Carlsen in the tournament after the win, which comes on the birthday of another Indian prodigy - world championship contender GM Gukesh Dommaraju.

Sports Wrap: R Praggnanandhaa Finishes Fourth, KM Deeksha breaks 1500m National Mark at LA Meet

Sports Wrap: . Praggnanandhaa Finished Fourth, KM Deeksha breaks 1500m National Mark in LA Meet

Chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa finds mention in Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2024 speech

Interim Budget 2024: 'The country is proud of our youth scaling new heights in sports,' Nirmala Sitharaman said.

Gautam Adani meets R Praggnanandhaa, extends his support: 'His success is an inspiration'

Praggnanandhaa found support from Adani Group Chairman and industrialist Gautam Adani who wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that the 18-year-old's success was an inspiration to 'countless young Indians'.

Praggnanandhaa and sister Vaishali become the first-ever Grandmaster siblings in history

Vaishali and her younger brother, chess prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, have become the first-ever Grandmaster siblings pair in history.

Focus on Praggnanandhaa as India begins campaign in chess at Asian Games

The 18-year old Praggnanandhaa is part of a strong squad for the team event (to be played under standard time control), which also includes fellow teenager and GM D Gukesh as India will vie for the gold medal.

Tata Steel Chess India 2023: Gukesh slips to third, Praggnanandhaa suffers second loss

Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa and Gujrathi all find themselves trailing by one-and-half points to sole leader Maxime Vachier Lagrave of France.

Why massive strides made in chess, javelin, and others call for celebration

R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh, among others. Kishore Jena, Neeraj Chopra and DP Manu. HS Prannoy. The success these boys and men have brought with chess, men’s javelin and badminton shows the leaps sports other than cricket have taken in the country.

Indigo crew shares a sweet note with Praggnanandhaa: ‘You are our pride of nation’

Praggnanandhaa received a sweet note from the cabin crew and captain of his Indigo flight from Doha to Chennai.

Anand Mahindra to gift electric car to Praggnanandhaa's parents

Anand Mahindra has decided to gift an electric XUV400 to Praggnanandhaa's parents after the chess prodigy’s remarkable performance in the FIDE World Cup

Praggnanandhaa’s rise symbolises India’s emergence as a global chess powerhouse

India’s young talents – Pragg, Gukesh, Nihal and Arjun – won’t settle for anything less than a world crown. Last year’s Chess Olympiad where three of these four representing India B consistently outperformed higher ranked players was a transformational period for chess in India

Elated that Praggnanandhaa has sealed a Candidates berth: Mother Nagalakshmi

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.

This is no small feat: PM Modi leads wishes as Praggnanandhaa takes 2nd place at Chess World Cup

Carlsen on Thursday overcame a stiff challenge from his 18-year-old Indian opponent in the first tie-break game, winning it in 45 moves.

FIDE World Cup 2023: Magnus Carlsen wins maiden World Cup, Praggnanandhaa finishes as runner-up

Praggnanandhaa, who stormed to the finals of the World Cup after beating two of the top three rated players in the world, has secured a ticket to the 2024 Candidates Tournament that will take place in Canada in April next year to decide who will challenge Ding Liren, the reigning world champion

Praggnanandhaa is his own man, he's handling himself mostly: coach Ramesh

His mother Nagalakshmi is looking after him but not for matters relating to the tactics of the game. Praggnanandhaa is on his own at the Azerbaijan capital of Baku as his personal coach RB Ramesh is away in another country.

Sudha Murty on Praggnanandhaa playing Chess World Cup final: ‘don’t give tension to the kid’

'I don't want to tense Praggnanandhaa by saying you have to win -- you should not do that,' Sudha Murty told Moneycontrol.

R Praggnanandhaa’s mother carries a cooker so he can have rasam, rice when travelling abroad

A lot of credit for Praggnanandhaa’s success goes to his mother Nagalakshmi, who takes him to his classes, ensures their home is conducive to practice and accompanies him to tournaments abroad.

Ability to defend in precarious game situations is hallmark of Praggnanandhaa's talent: India coach M Shyam Sundar

According to GM Shyam, who is in Baku, Praggnanandhaa has an all-round game. "One of his biggest strengths is his ability to defend bad positions even against the absolute elite. His calculational abilities are excellent and he can confidently convert better positions to a win," he said.