For someone, who took to chess just because his parents wanted him and his sister to wean away from watching television, R Praggnanandhaa has charted his own path to glory and is closer to greatness than ever.
The 19-year old wonderboy has long been seen as a possible successor to the five-time
For someone, who took to chess just because his parents wanted him and his sister to wean away from watching television, R Praggnanandhaa has charted his own path.
The new generation of chess stars is here, with no fewer than nine players aged 19 or younger rated above 2650 at the time. In a 7-part series, we will look at the performances of the top juniors in 2022. We now move on to the third spot in the junior ranking, where Arjun Erigaisi stands serenely, though certainly looking upwards. In 2022, Arjun dominated the Tata Steel Challengers’ tournament and had a marvellous showing at the Olympiad. | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Tata Steel Chess
Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi on Sunday hogged the spotlight, beating world champion Magnus Carlsen in round seven of the preliminaries of the Aimchess Rapid online chess tournament.
India teenager Donnarumma Gukesh scripted history on Sunday in the ongoing Aimchess Rapid online tournament as he defeated Magnus Carlsen, thereby becoming the youngest player ever to beat himas world champion