Stalin hails Prag winning UzChess Cup Masters title
Chennai, June 28 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin hailed GM Praggnanandhaa's
title win in the UzChess Cup Masters event, becoming India's top ranked classical player
and rising to World NO 4 in live ratings.
"Congratulations to Praggnanandhaa on winning the UzChess Cup Masters 2025, becoming
India's top-ranked classical player and rising to World No. 4 in live ratings", he wrote in X.
"A champion in form, a future in checkmate-proof hands", he adde.
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