Gukesh wins La Roda International Open chess title in style Praggnanandhaa finishes third; Raunak fourth The Hindu · Apr 18, 2022
R. Praggnanandhaa lets Gukesh off the hook The two prodigiously talented Indian teenagers battled hard for the second time this week The Hindu · Apr 16, 2022
How chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa starred in cricket-crazy India Teenager’s rise to stardom was marked by a stunning win over top-ranked player earlier this year. Al Jazeera · Mar 21, 2022
The aim is to cross the 2700 ELO rating: Narayanan After coming close to winning a few over-the-board (OTB) events in the last one year, Grandmaster SL Narayanan crossed the finish line by bagging the Grandiscacchi Cattolica International Open in Cattolica, Italy on Tuesday. Young gun R Praggnanandhaa finished second. Narayanan and Pragg were among the seven players who ended… The Times of India · Mar 9, 2022
Praggnanandhaa punished Magnus Carlsen for unjustified risks, is on his way to the top: Viswanathan Anand NEW DELHI: It was past 2 am. The calendar had turned to February 21. But a 16-year-old in Chennai was wide awake. While his family's sleep had gotten deeper as the night grew, R Praggnanandhaa's eyes were firmly on the chequered black and white board on his computer screen, the… The Times of India · Feb 24, 2022
Proud of Praggnanandhaa's accomplishment of winning against Magnus Carlsen: PM Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken note of R Praggnanandhaa's monumental victory over world champion Magnus Carlsen, saying the entire country is rejoicing in the success of the young genius. The Times of India · Feb 23, 2022
‘Beating Magnus gave me tremendous self-belief’ Since June 2018, R Praggnanandhaa has been counted among the elite in chess. But the 16-year-old Chennaiite’s biggest moment arrived in the early hours of Monday when he beat World champion Magnus Carlsen in Round 8 of the Airthings Masters, a 16-player online rapid tournament. The Times of India · Feb 23, 2022
R Praggnanandhaa finishes 11th in Airthings Masters, misses out on quarterfinals CHENNAI: Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated Russia's Vladislav Artemiev in the 15th and final round of the preliminary phase of the Airthings Masters, an online rapid chess tournament, but missed out on qualifying for the quarterfinals. The Times of India · Feb 23, 2022
How sister's hobby shaped young chess wizard Praggnanandhaa's life CHENNAI: It was a hobby acquired from his sister but R Praggnanandhaa made chess his life's calling pretty early on, picking up the nuances of the game at an age when most kids are classified as toddlers. The Times of India · Feb 22, 2022
Praggnanandhaa follows up win over Magnus Carlsen with 2 more victories in Airthings Masters CHENNAI: Continuing his good run, India's teen prodigy R Praggnanandhaa registered wins against fellow Grandmasters Andrey Esipenko and Alexandra Kosteniuk in rounds 10 and 12 of the Airthings Masters, an online rapid chess tournament. The Times of India · Feb 22, 2022
I was just enjoying myself, says teen GM Praggnanandhaa after stunning World No. 1 Carlsen in Airthings Masters CHENNAI: Teenaged Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa stunned world no. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters online rapid chess tournament, becoming only the third from the country to clinch a victory over the Norwegian superstar. The Times of India · Feb 21, 2022
16 years old R Praggnanandhaa beats World Champion in Airthings Masters chess Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa stunned world no 1 Magnus Carlsen in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters, an online rapid chess tournament. He won with black pieces in 39 moves in a Tarrasch variation game early on Monday to halt Carlsen's run of three straight wins. The Times of India · Feb 21, 2022
Airthings Masters: 16-year-old Praggnanandhaa stuns World Champion Carlsen 16-year-old Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa stunned world champion, Magnus Carlsen, in the eighth round of the ongoing Airthings Masters - an online rapid chess competition. Dynamite News · Feb 21, 2022
India's Praggnanandhaa stuns World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in Airthings Masters chess CHENNAI: Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa stunned world no 1 Magnus Carlsen in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters, an online rapid chess tournament. The Times of India · Feb 21, 2022
The Times of India · Feb 21, 2022 Airthings Masters: Praggu gets the better of Magnus CHENNAI: After having a tough opening day at the Airthings Masters elite online tournament on Saturday, Day 2 saw World Champion Magnus Carlsen --- who registered three wins in a row --- going down to young gun R Praggnanandhaa. The Norwegian blundered badly and the Indian star was able to…
The Times of India · Feb 1, 2022 Praggnanandhaa to feature in Airthings Masters Chess CHENNAI: India’s R Praggnanandhaa will be featuring at the Airthings Masters online super-tournament which will kick off this year’s Meltwater Champions Chess Tour that has a glittering line-up featuring Magnus Carlsen and the new male and female World Rapid champions.
The Times of India · Jan 29, 2022 Tata Steel Masters: Vidit Gujrathi holds Magnus Carlsen to draw, R Praggnanandhaa loses to Fabiano Caruana WIJK AAN ZEE: Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi held world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen to a draw in the 11th round of the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament to jointly occupy the fourth place with six points.
The Times of India · Jan 27, 2022 Tata Steel Masters: R Praggnanandhaa beats Vidit Gujrathi; Carlsen stays in front WIJK AAN ZEE: Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa pulled off a win over compatriot Vidit Santhosh Gujrathi in a marathon 10th round clash at the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament here.
The Times of India · Jan 24, 2022 Tata Steel Masters: Vidit Gujrathi beats Nils Grandelius, Praggnanandhaa loses again WIJK AAN ZEE (Netherlands): Indian Grandmaster Vidit Santhosh Gujrathi bounced back after a loss to beat Nils Grandelius in the eighth round while his compatriot R Praggnanandhaa continued to flounder, losing to Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.
The Times of India · Jan 23, 2022 Tata Steel Masters: Magnus Carlsen beats Praggnanandhaa to grab lead, Vidit Gujrathi suffers first defeat WIJK AAN ZEE (The Netherlands): Indian Grandmaster Vidit Santhosh Gujrathi lost his seventh-round game to Jorden Van Foreest while world No. 1 Magnus Carslen got the better of R Praggnanandhaa to go into the lead position in the prestigious Tata Steel Masters chess tournament here.
The Times of India · Jan 19, 2022 Chess: Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi stays in lead in Tata Steel Masters, R Praggnanandhaa posts first win WIJK AAN ZEE: Indian Grandmaster Vidit Santhosh Gujrathi settled for a draw against Russia's Andrey Esipenko in the fourth round to stay in the lead with three points in the prestigious Tata Steel Masters chess tournament here.
The Times of India · Jan 17, 2022 Praggnanandhaa's coach RB Ramesh tests positive for COVID-19 at tourney in Holland WIJK AAN ZEE (The Netherlands): Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa's coach R B Ramesh has tested positive for COVID-19 in the ongoing Tata Steel Masters chess tournament here and is in isolation.