R. Praggnanandhaa

Sixteen-year-old Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa stunned world champion Magnus Carlsen for the second time three months at the Chessable Masters online rapid chess tournament. The Indian Grandmaster made the most of Carlsen’s one-move blunder…

Express News Service CHENNAI: Not for nothing is R Praggnanandhaa's stock rising in world chess with every passing month. The 16-year old is steadily maturing into an all-round player who can challenge the very best in…

By PTI OSLO: India's teen Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa missed out on the top prize in the USD 210,000 Oslo Esports Cup online rapid chess tournament as he lost 0.5-2.5 to Dutch player Anish Giri in the seventh and…

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…

By PTI 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. All…

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…

By PTI WIJK AAN ZEE: Indian Grandmasters Vidit Santhosh Gujrathi and R Praggnanandhaa drew their games in round six of the prestigious Tata Steel Masters chess tournament here. Gujrathi shared honours with…

Express News Service CHENNAI: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa is preparing in earnest for the Tata Steel India rapid chess tournament which begins in Kolkata from November 17. Since the Chess World Cup, 'Praggu' as he is…

Chess prodigy R. Praggnanandhaa is keen to make an impression on his World Cup debut next week in Sochi, Russia.In the Capital to collect his Schengen visa from the Swiss Embassy to play in events in Europe over the next few months,…

Staging a stunning comeback, R. Praggnanandhaa won all five rounds on Friday to share the lead after 10 rounds of the Gelfand Challenge online rapid chess tournament.Overnight in the tied fifth spot, the 15-year-old seemed to have pushed…