Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa picked up chess watching his elder sister R. Vaishali play, but he soon began beating her.
“At 10, he became stronger than me, became the youngest International Master in the world. He took all his norms quickly. That’s when he got really strong. He is very talented and hardworking,” Vaishali, India No. 3 among women and an International Master herself, told The Hindu at Kalady on Thursday. “We used to have a lot of fights initially when he started beating me.”
Now, along with his own goals, Pragg is helping his sister achieve her big dream – of becoming a Grandmaster (GM) herself. “I practise often with her, that helps her,” said the 16-year-old Pragg.
