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Chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa leading a "chess ascetic's" life

By IANS | Updated: August 23, 2022 13:50 IST

Chennai, Aug 23 Five wins, two draws and one loss against the world chess champion, Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, ...

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Chennai, Aug 23 Five wins, two draws and one loss against the world chess champion, Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, is the playing record of 17-year-old Indian GM R. Praggnanandhaa, says father Rameshbabu in a humble and matter-of-fact manner.

On Monday, Praggnanandhaa took the chess world by storm, defeating Carlsen in the FTX Crypto Cup, the second major on the Champions Chess Tour to finish runner-up in the strong tournament.

It is a sort of an ascetic's life that the young Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa and his elder sister Woman GM

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