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16-year-old grandmaster Praggnanandhaa stuns chess great Magnus Carlsen
Updated On: 22 February, 2022 07:21 AM IST | Mumbai | Manisha Mohite
Teenage Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa, 16, shocks World No.1 Magnus Carlsen in Airthings Masters to become only third Indian to beat the Norwegian superstar after V Anand and Harikrishna, while boxer Sumit Kundu (75kg) upstages World Championship silver medallist Bizhamov of Russia in Rd 1 at Strandja Memorial tournament in Bulgaria
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India GM R Praggnanandhaa. Pic/AFP
Pronouncing Praggnanandhaa perfectly has always been a challenge to the chess world, but it was the challenge on the chequered board, late on Sunday night that reigning world champion, Magnus Carlsen of Norway failed to stave off! Praggu, the precocious 16-year-old became only the third Indian after Viswanathan Anand and Harirkishna to defeat mighty Magnus who is almost cloaked in an aura of invincibility.
An indifferent start, but two huge victories, against Levon Aronian and then Carlsen in the eighth round of the 16/player Airthings Masters Online Rapid Chess tournament and Praggu has Indians roaring and celebrating.
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