Sports Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: swapnil shashank
Updated Wed, 23 Feb 2022 04:30 PM IST
Summary
Pragnananda’s sister Vaishali says that she started playing chess as a hobby as a child, but her brother made it a part of his life.
Pragnananda
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated young Grandmaster R Pragnananda. The 16-year-old Pragnanandha made a big upset defeating world champion Magnus Carlsen in the eighth round of the AirThings Masters. Pragnananda had shown this feat in the online rapid chess competition.
What did PM Modi write?
PM Modi wrote – We are all happy on the success of young talented Pragnananda. I am proud of his achievement of winning against world famous champion Magnus Carlsen. I wish the talented Pragnananda all the best for her future endeavours.
Sister taught me to play chess
Pragnananda’s sister Vaishali says that she started playing chess as a hobby as a child, but her brother made it a part of his life. By the time young children of his age were attracted to toys, he had understood all the nuances of the game.
third player in the world to do so
On Sunday, Pragnananda became the third player to do so when he overcame world number one chess player Magnus Carlsen in 39 moves. Before him Viswanathan Anand and P Harikrishna have defeated the Norwegian superstar. Pragnananda’s journey began when most of the children had no purpose in life.