R Praggnanandhaa outclasses world no.1 Magnus Carlsen twice in three days; later bows out of Freestyle Chess Grand Slam
Published 20 Jul 2025, 06:24 PM IST R Praggnanandhaa is one of the chess prodigies from India.
R Praggnanandhaa showed his class against world no.1 Magnus Carlsen after the Indian defeated the Norwegian chess grandmaster in the opening game of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Las Vegas. According to Chess.com, the 19-year-old Indian chess prodigy got better of Carlsen 1-0 in the opening game, playing with the white pieces.
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