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Magnus Carlsen - Narendra Modi - "Didn't Think About Winning" When Playing Carlsen: Praggnanandhaa To NDTV - sports.ndtv.com - Norway - India - Chennai

"Didn't Think About Winning" When Playing Carlsen: Praggnanandhaa To NDTV

16-year-old Indian grandmaster Praggnanandhaa has been the toast of the nation, ever since his stunning victory over world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters, an online rapid chess tournament. The chess wizard, who bowed out of the competition on Wednesday after finishing a creditable 11th, spoke exclusively with NDTV and shared his experience of playing against and beating Carlsen.

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Magnus Carlsen - Sachin Tendulkar - Narendra Modi - Chess Prodigy Praggnanandhaa Responds To CSK's Congratulatory Tweet After Win Over Carlsen - sports.ndtv.com - Russia - Norway - India - Chennai

Chess Prodigy Praggnanandhaa Responds To CSK's Congratulatory Tweet After Win Over Carlsen

Indian chess prodigy Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa on Wednesday responded to a congratulatory tweet from Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings. In his response, the 16-year-old chess wizard wrote a simple "Thank You!! @ChennaiIPL". CSK had praised the youngster after he had beaten world champion chess player Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the Airthings Masters a couple of days back.

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Magnus Carlsen - The Praggnanandhaa Story: How Sister's Hobby Shaped Chess Wizard's Life - sports.ndtv.com - Norway - India

The Praggnanandhaa Story: How Sister's Hobby Shaped Chess Wizard's Life

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 of 3 when he took to the sport after his elder sister Vaishali was introduced to it to wean her away from watching too many cartoon shows on TV, the currently 16 Praggnanandhaa is now the next big thing in Indian chess. Touted as the one for the future when he became an International Master at the tender age of 10 years and nine months in 2016, Praggu, as he is fondly called by his friends and coaches, has made giant strides and on Sunday he notched up the biggest win of his career by upstaging world number one Magnus Carlsen.

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Magnus Carlsen - Sachin Tendulkar - Anurag Thakur - Amul's New Topical Celebrates Indian Teen Chess Sensation R Praggnanandhaa's Win Over World Champion Magnus Carlsen - sports.ndtv.com - India

Amul's New Topical Celebrates Indian Teen Chess Sensation R Praggnanandhaa's Win Over World Champion Magnus Carlsen

Amul has come up with a creative for India's latest chess sensation Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa after the youngster's famous win over world champion Magnus Carlsen. The 16-year-old Grandmaster stunned Carlsen in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters, an online rapid chess competition. The Gujarat-based dairy brand gave a shoutout to the chess prodigy's victory with a topical. The text, written on the illustration, played with the names of Praggnanandhaa and Carlsen. It read, "Ek guru, dusra Pragguru." The next line read, "Magnusificent taste," with a slight twist in Carlsen's first name.

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Magnus Carlsen - Narendra Modi - PM Narendra Modi's Message For Indian Teen R Praggnanandhaa Who Beat Chess World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen - sports.ndtv.com - Norway - India

PM Narendra Modi's Message For Indian Teen R Praggnanandhaa Who Beat Chess World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated young Indian chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa on his recent win over world champion Magnus Carlsen. Taking to Twitter, PM Modi wrote, "We are all rejoicing on the success of the young genius R Praggnanandhaa. Proud of his accomplishment of winning against the noted champion Magnus Carlsen. I wish the talented Praggnanandhaa the very best for his future endeavours. @rpragchess." The 16-year-old Praggnandhaa, the fifth youngest Grandmaster of all time, stunned Carlsen in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters, an online rapid chess competition.

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Magnus Carlsen - Ian Nepomniachtchi - Vincent Keymer - R Praggnanandhaa finishes 11th in Airthings Masters, misses out on quarterfinals - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - Russia - Germany - Usa - Canada - China - India

R Praggnanandhaa finishes 11th in Airthings Masters, misses out on quarterfinals

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 16-year-old started the final day of the preliminary rounds with a draw against German Vincent Keymer in round 13 before going down to Hans Mokko Niemann (USA) in the next. His stirring win over world champion Magnus Carlsen in the eighth round caused a flutter but up-and-down performances pegged Praggnanandhaa back.

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Magnus Carlsen - R Praggnanandhaa Is Good At Tactics, Not Surprised At His Defeating World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen: AICF Secretary - sports.ndtv.com - Norway - India

R Praggnanandhaa Is Good At Tactics, Not Surprised At His Defeating World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen: AICF Secretary

Secretary of All India Chess Federation (AICF) Bharat Singh Chauhan is not surprised at 16-year-old R Praggnanandhaa's stunning world champion Magnus Carlsen in the eighth round of the ongoing Airthings Masters and says the young Indian player has been consistently performing well in various international events. "I am not surprised at the way he is playing in various international events and the way he is performing. I expect more fireworks from these youngsters Praggnanandhaa, Nihal Sarin, Gukesh, Erigaisi Arjun. All of them have done well. Praggnanandhaa has defeated Carlsen which is a wonderful feeling. He had a good game. He is seeded third from the bottom in the tournament in which he is playing. The mindset with which he is playing he is not concerned about who he is playing against and he is playing all the top players," Chauhan told ANI.

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Magnus Carlsen - Vincent Keymer - R Praggnanandhaa Follows Up Win Over Magnus Carlsen With 2 More Victories In Airthings Masters Chess - sports.ndtv.com - Russia - Germany - Usa - Canada - India

R Praggnanandhaa Follows Up Win Over Magnus Carlsen With 2 More Victories In Airthings Masters Chess

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. A day after a stunning victory over world No.1 Magnus Carlsen, the 16-year old scored two wins and drew against Nodirbek Abdusattorov early on Tuesday. He, however, lost to Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi in the 11th round. Despite the twin victories and a draw, Praggnanandhaa is in 12th place with 15 points.

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