Internet Erupt As R Praggnanandhaa Becomes India's No. 1 Men's Chess Player

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa once again made India proud as he defeated China's Ding Liren, the current world champion, in the 4th round of the Tata Steel Masters tournament on Wednesday. With this win, the chess prodigy has become India's top-ranked men's chess player, going past veteran Viswanathan Anand. Praggnanandhaa has been receiving warm wishes from all over the world as everyone lauded the 18-year-old champion on his vast accomplishment. Chairman of the Adani Group, Gautam Adani also did not shy away from congratulating Praggnanandhaa.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Adani called Praggnanandhaa's victory over Ding Liren an "astonishing moment".

Tremendously proud of your achievement, Pragg. What an astonishing moment, defeating the reigning World Champion Ding Liren of China and becoming India's top-rated player. This is truly a proud moment for our nation! @rpraggnachess #TataSteelChess https://t.co/2ZSEbtZ9Ke

Not just Adani but the fans also took to social media and congratulated Praggnanandhaa for his victory.

The historic moment when Praggnanandhaa defeated World Champion Ding Liren pic.twitter.com/IX91s5rAcP

Praggnanandhaa beats the reigning World Chess Champion Ding Liren