"You're On A Roll": Gautam Adani Lauds R Praggnanandhaa For Beating World No.2 Fabiano Caruana

Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani on Sunday lauded Indian teen chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa following his stunning victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen and world number two Fabiano Caruana at the ongoing Norway Chess competition. Indian teenage chess sensation R Pragananadhaa 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.

"Incredible Praggnanandhaa! Beating both World No.1 Magnus Carlsen and No.2 Fabiano Caruana in classical chess at #NorwayChess is mindblowing. You're on a roll and still just 18! Keep the tricolour flying high. All the very best, @rpraggnachess!," said Adani on his official X handle.

His heroics at the ongoing competition have also brought him into the top ten of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Rankings.

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, Pragananadhaa 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 at the SpareBank 1 SR-Bank on Thursday.

Nakamura displayed masterful preparation against Praggnanandhaa, who sacrificed a knight in a desperate bid to save the