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R Pragyanand sets world record by defeating Magnus Carlsen

Category : Sports
Published on: February 24 2022 Share on facebook

  • India’s teen chess Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa created history as he defeated world number one chess champion, Magnus Carlsen, of Norway in an online chess tournament.
  • The 16-year-old Pragg achieved the feat in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters, an online rapid chess tournament, in 39 moves with black pieces.
  • The Airthings Masters is the first of the nine events of the 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, being held from February to November 2022. 
  • With this, Pragg became the youngest player to beat Carlsen since the Norwegian became World Champion in 2013.
  • Pragg is also only the third Indian grandmaster to win against Magnus Carlsen apart from Viswanathan Anand and Pentala Harikrishna.
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