Norway Chess: R Praggnanandhaa Stuns World No.2, Enters Top 10 World Ranking

Indian teenage chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa continued with his dominating ways in the ongoing Norway Chess competition as he defeated the world number two player Fabiano Caruana in round five in a classical chess game on Saturday night. With this victory, he defeated both world number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway and the world number two Caruana in classic chess for the first time ever. His heroics at the ongoing competition have also brought him into the top ten of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Rankings.

"PRAGG IS BACK Young prodigy Praggnanandhaa stuns the chess world again by defeating World No.2 Fabiano Caruana in Round 5! After toppling World No.1 Magnus Carlsen in Round 3, he's now beaten the top two players in classical chess for the first time ever, rocketing into the top 10! What a tournament for the Indian prodigy #NorwayChess," tweeted the official handle of Norway Chess on X.

PRAGG IS BACK

Young prodigy Praggnanandhaa stuns the chess world again by defeating World No.2 Fabiano Caruana in Round 5! After toppling World No.1 Magnus Carlsen in Round 3, he's now beaten the top two players in classical chess for the first time ever, rocketing into… pic.twitter.com/VJXvndT9n1

The 18-year-old had defeated Carlsen in round three. Using white pieces, the runners-up from last year's FIDE Chess World Cup battled it out with some intelligent moves against Carlsen for a win.

Earlier in his budding career, Praggnanandhaa had notched some wins over Carlsen in rapid and blitz chess games.

Just a day after registering his first classical win over the five-time World Champion Magnus Carlsen, India's star prodigy Praggnanandhaa R went down against America's Hikaru Nakamura in Round 4 of the Norway Chess 2024