India’s teen prodigy R Praggnanandhaa became youngest player to beat World No 1 Magnus Carlsen

India’s teen prodigy R Praggnanandhaa became youngest player to beat World No 1 Magnus Carlsen

Question: Recently Who became youngest player to beat World No 1 Magnus Carlsen?
(a) Ramesh babu Praggnanandhaa
(b) Kidambi Sundararajan
(c) Praveen M Thipsay
(d) Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:

  • India’s teen prodigy R Praggnanandhaa became youngest player to beat World No 1 Magnus Carlsen.
  • The 16-year-old chess prodigy from Chennai achieved this feat as he competed against Carlsen during the Airthings Masters, a prestigious rapid chess tournament held online.
  • The 16-year-old Ramesh babu Praggnanandhaa achieved the feat in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters, an online rapid chess tournament, in 39 moves with black pieces.
  • Ramesh babu Praggnanandhaa is also only the third Indian grandmaster to win against Magnus Carlsen apart from Viswanathan Anand and Pentala Harikrishna.

BY: AMIT GUPTA

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