R Praggnanandhaa made it to his first Meltwater Champions Chess Tour final in sensational style. The 16-year-old displayed tremendous skillset and tenacity to defeat Anish Giri in the Chessable Masters semifinal.
His splendid performance set up a mouth-watering clash with the new world no.2 Ding Liren who also pulled off a shock to down the world no.1 and Tour leader Magnus Carlsen.
Interestingly, after taking on his 11th grade exams, Praggnanandhaa will go back home to face one of the strongest players in the world in the first mini-match of the Chessable Masters finals.