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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

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

‘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.

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16-year-old chess prodigy becomes youngest player to beat world champion Magnus Carlsen

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa appeared shocked when he beat Norway’s Magnus Carlsen

The Independent UK

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

Airthings Masters: Covid-hit Magnus faces uphill battle

CHENNAI: World champion Magnus Carlsen revealed he's suffering the after-effects of Covid-19 on Day 3 of the Airthings Master even as his former world title challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi remained in top form. Nepo went 11 games unbeaten since the first round of the elite online super-tournament. He is now all…

The Times of India

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.

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Victory against Magnus Carlsen one of the best till date for me: Praggnanandhaa

16-yr-old Indian outwits King Carlsen in 39 steps

The Times of India

Praggnanandhaa stuns Magnus Carlsen and Aronian, holds Giri

Joins Anand, Harikrishna as the only Indians to beat Carlsen in tournament play

The Hindu

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

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

Praggnanandhaa stuns World No. 1 Carlsen in Airthings Masters chess

The Indian GM lies in joint 12th spot after eight rounds with eight points.

The Hindu

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.

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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.

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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

Airthings Masters: China's Ling Diren leads after Day 1

The Airthings Masters kicked off the new 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour season with a day of drama that saw Magnus Carlsen suffer a nightmare start to the defence of his crown on Saturday.

The Guardian - UK

Hikaru Nakamura wins in Berlin as popular chess streamer leads Grand Prix

The five-time US champion with more than a million Twitch followers had not played classical chess for two years

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen loses hard-won rating points in a single Oslo club match

The world champion missed a one-move win and halved against an opponent with whom he had already drawn as a nine-year-old

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The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen a class apart as world No 1 dominates at ‘chess Wimbledon’

The world champion won Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee for a record eighth time and felt ‘really good’ about his play

The Times of India

Arjun scales a new high, moves 49 places up to be India no. 4

NAGPUR: Three months after he checked in as the world's youngest blitz master in the elite 2700 Elo club, Arjun Erigaisi scaled a new high in the classical format of chess by becoming country's best junior master and India No 4 in the Open category on Wednesday.

The Times of India

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 Hindu

Tata Steel chess | Vidit Gujrathi holds Magnus Carlsen

In the Challengers section, Arjun Erigaisi (9) moved within a draw of winning the title

The Times of India

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 Hindu

Tata Steel chess | Vidit Gujrathi holds Carlsen to draw, Praggnanandhaa loses to Caruana

Carlsen (7.5 points) preserved his leading position despite missing a clear win against Gujrathi

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen edges towards minimalist victory as Covid strikes at Wijk

The world champion is ahead by half a point and is unbeaten, but has made little progress towards his target of a 2900 rating following a much debated draw with Russia’s Sergey Karjakin

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