Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa is breaking new grounds in the the Chess World Cup, scalping higher-rated opponents one after the other, but he is ”handling himself mostly” as far as the nuances of the game are concerned.
Hy e first grabbed headlines when he when he won his maiden trophy at the Youth Chess Championships in Al-Ain (UAE). This was in the year 2013. He was just 8 years old. became an International Master in the year 2016. At that time, he was just 10 years and 19 days old. Everyone knew he was meant for big.
His biggest win of the career came against the Norwegian World Champion Magnus Carlsen. That was last year, in 2022. He became only the third Indian to beat the World No 1.Not to forget, Praggnanandhaa is also the youngest player ever to defeat the World Champion Magnus Carlsen.