R Praggnanandhaa: 18-year-old Indian Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has done a great feat. R Praggnanandhaa has registered a big win in the Norway Chess Tournament in Stavanger. In the third round of this tournament, R Praggnanandhaa defeated world number-1 Magnus Carlsen and registered his first classical win over this legend. R Praggnanandhaa, who was the runner-up in last year’s FIDE World Cup, performed brilliantly while playing with white pieces. Let us tell you that Praggnanandhaa is only the fourth Indian to defeat Carlsen in classical chess.
R Praggnanandhaa leads the charts
Praggnanandhaa leads the charts after his incredible win in the third round at the Norway Chess tournament. R Praggnanandhaa has scored 5.5 points out of 9, while Fabiano Caruana of the USA is second after his win over Ding Liren of China. American Grandmaster Fabio Caruana has secured a full three points after his win over GM Ding Liren. Magnus Carlsen has now slipped to fifth place in the six-player standings in the Open section of Norway Chess.
Standings after three rounds in Norway Chess Tournament
1. R Praggnanandhaa – 5.5
2. Fabio Caruana – 5,
3. Hikaru Nakamura – 4
4. Alireza Firouzja – 3.5
5. Magnus Carlsen – 3
6. Ding Liren – 2.5
Who is R Praggnanandhaa?
Actually, R Praggnanandhaa is an Indian chess player, who was born on 5 August in the year 2005. India’s young grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa proved his talent at a very young age. Won the Grandmaster title in the year 2022. In the year 2013, he won the World Youth Chess Championship Under-8 title and at the age of seven, he won the FIDE Master title and in the year 2015, he won the Under-10 title. R Praggnanandhaa also won the Grandmaster title in the year 2022.
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