Praggnanandhaa became the No.1 chess player in India on Tuesday. "For the first time in his career, GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu took the number-one spot among Indian players in the live ratings on Tuesday. The 18-year-old prodigy from Chennai beat World Champion Ding Liren at the 2024 Tata Steel Chess Tournament and leapfrogged GM Viswanathan Anand," Chess.com said.