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Chess Olympiad: Viswanathan Anand to mentor squad as India name two teams in open and women's section

CHENNAI: Two teams each will represent India in the Open and women's section at the 44th Chess Olympiad with five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand being named as the hosts' mentor for the prestigious tournament scheduled to be played from July 28 to August 10.

The Times of India

Chess: Indian GM Praggnanandhaa falters in final round of Oslo event, finishes fourth

OSLO: India's teenaged Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa missed out on the top prize in the USD 210,000 Oslo Esports Cup online rapid chess tournament as he lost 0.5-2.5 to Dutch player Anish Giri in the seventh and final round to finish fourth.

The Times of India

Oslo Esports Cup: Carlsen and Pragg set up final day shootout

Magnus Carlsen and R Praggnanandhaa will slug it out for the Oslo Esports Cup title on Thursday after India's boy wonder finally cracked under pressure.

The Times of India

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Praggnanandhaa nails Hansen, regains lead; Foreest stuns Carlsen

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Oslo Esports Cup: Pragg makes it three in-a-row

India's young gun R Praggnanandhaa registered his third straight match-win on Sunday to continue his perfect start to the elite Oslo Esports Cup. The 16-year-old superstar-in-the-making is the only player with 9/9 points and has won the maximum $22,500 so far after he crushed Liem Quang Le with a game…

The Times of India

Praggnanandha takes lead

Carlsen loses to Liem

The Hindu

Gukesh wins La Roda International Open chess title in style

Praggnanandhaa finishes third; Raunak fourth

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R. Praggnanandhaa lets Gukesh off the hook

The two prodigiously talented Indian teenagers battled hard for the second time this week

The Hindu

How chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa starred in cricket-crazy India

Teenager’s rise to stardom was marked by a stunning win over top-ranked player earlier this year.

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The aim is to cross the 2700 ELO rating: Narayanan

After coming close to winning a few over-the-board (OTB) events in the last one year, Grandmaster SL Narayanan crossed the finish line by bagging the Grandiscacchi Cattolica International Open in Cattolica, Italy on Tuesday. Young gun R Praggnanandhaa finished second. Narayanan and Pragg were among the seven players who ended…

The Times of India

Praggnanandhaa punished Magnus Carlsen for unjustified risks, is on his way to the top: Viswanathan Anand

NEW DELHI: It was past 2 am. The calendar had turned to February 21. But a 16-year-old in Chennai was wide awake. While his family's sleep had gotten deeper as the night grew, R Praggnanandhaa's eyes were firmly on the chequered black and white board on his computer screen, the…

The Times of India

Proud of Praggnanandhaa's accomplishment of winning against Magnus Carlsen: PM Narendra Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken note of R Praggnanandhaa's monumental victory over world champion Magnus Carlsen, saying the entire country is rejoicing in the success of the young genius.

The Times of India

‘Beating Magnus gave me tremendous self-belief’

Since June 2018, R Praggnanandhaa has been counted among the elite in chess. But the 16-year-old Chennaiite’s biggest moment arrived in the early hours of Monday when he beat World champion Magnus Carlsen in Round 8 of the Airthings Masters, a 16-player online rapid tournament.

The Times of India

R Praggnanandhaa finishes 11th in Airthings Masters, misses out on quarterfinals

CHENNAI: Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated Russia's Vladislav Artemiev in the 15th and final round of the preliminary phase of the Airthings Masters, an online rapid chess tournament, but missed out on qualifying for the quarterfinals.

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How sister's hobby shaped young chess wizard Praggnanandhaa's life

CHENNAI: It was a hobby acquired from his sister but R Praggnanandhaa made chess his life's calling pretty early on, picking up the nuances of the game at an age when most kids are classified as toddlers.

The Times of India

Praggnanandhaa follows up win over Magnus Carlsen with 2 more victories in Airthings Masters

CHENNAI: Continuing his good run, India's teen prodigy R Praggnanandhaa registered wins against fellow Grandmasters Andrey Esipenko and Alexandra Kosteniuk in rounds 10 and 12 of the Airthings Masters, an online rapid chess tournament.

The Times of India

I was just enjoying myself, says teen GM Praggnanandhaa after stunning World No. 1 Carlsen in Airthings Masters

CHENNAI: 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 Times of India

16 years old R Praggnanandhaa beats World Champion in Airthings Masters chess

Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa stunned world no 1 Magnus Carlsen in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters, an online rapid chess tournament. He won with black pieces in 39 moves in a Tarrasch variation game early on Monday to halt Carlsen's run of three straight wins.

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Airthings Masters: 16-year-old Praggnanandhaa stuns World Champion Carlsen

16-year-old Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa stunned world champion, Magnus Carlsen, in the eighth round of the ongoing Airthings Masters - an online rapid chess competition.

The Times of India

India's Praggnanandhaa stuns World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in Airthings Masters chess

CHENNAI: Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa stunned world no 1 Magnus Carlsen in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters, an online rapid chess tournament.

The Times of India

Airthings Masters: Praggu gets the better of Magnus

CHENNAI: After having a tough opening day at the Airthings Masters elite online tournament on Saturday, Day 2 saw World Champion Magnus Carlsen --- who registered three wins in a row --- going down to young gun R Praggnanandhaa. The Norwegian blundered badly and the Indian star was able to…

The Times of India

Praggnanandhaa to feature in Airthings Masters Chess

CHENNAI: India’s R Praggnanandhaa will be featuring at the Airthings Masters online super-tournament which will kick off this year’s Meltwater Champions Chess Tour that has a glittering line-up featuring Magnus Carlsen and the new male and female World Rapid champions.

The Times of India

Tata Steel Masters: Vidit Gujrathi holds Magnus Carlsen to draw, R Praggnanandhaa loses to Fabiano Caruana

WIJK AAN ZEE: Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi held world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen to a draw in the 11th round of the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament to jointly occupy the fourth place with six points.

The Times of India

Tata Steel Masters: R Praggnanandhaa beats Vidit Gujrathi; Carlsen stays in front

WIJK AAN ZEE: Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa pulled off a win over compatriot Vidit Santhosh Gujrathi in a marathon 10th round clash at the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament here.

The Times of India

Tata Steel Masters: Vidit Gujrathi beats Nils Grandelius, Praggnanandhaa loses again

WIJK AAN ZEE (Netherlands): Indian Grandmaster Vidit Santhosh Gujrathi bounced back after a loss to beat Nils Grandelius in the eighth round while his compatriot R Praggnanandhaa continued to flounder, losing to Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.

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