Arjun Erigaisi scored the sole victory in the penultimate round of the Chennai Grand Masters. It started a little wild compared to other games. His opponent, Parham Maghsoodloo, decided to sacrifice his bishop to get a couple of pawns and exploit Arjun's weakened king. However, there was not enough compensation and White could not generate a substantial attack. The other games had a relatively calm draw between Gukesh and Eljanov, Aronian and Predke, and Sjugirov and Harikrishna. Harikrishna can spoil Gukesh's tournament if he manages to beat the teenager. The final round stars one and a half hour earlier than usual. | Photos: Shahid Ahmed
Pragya or Prajna in Sanskrit means intelligence, wisdom, or enlightenment. Last week witnessed India’s “Pragya” scaling amazing heights to touch the moon, literally. On August 23, Chandrayaan-3 made India the fourth nation to soft-land on the moon and
GM R.B. Ramesh is a name recognized globally in the chess community, thanks to his reputation as a chess trainer. Over the years, he has helped many chess players attain titles and secure medals at International levels. He is the only Indian coach to have won two bronze medals at the Chess Olympiad.
The 16-year-old Grandmaster Rameshbabu Pragganandhaa has made India proud by defeating the five-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen. Praggnanandhaa s coach GM RB Ramesh however, looks at this victory from another perspective, saying that .