NEW DELHI: In a serious milestone for Indian chess, R Praggnanandhaa has leapfrogged reigning world champion D Gukesh within the reside FIDE rankings, marking a big private and nationwide achievement. As of Saturday, Praggnanandhaa’s reside score climbed to 2777.2, nudging previous Gukesh’s 2776.6.The 19-year-old prodigy is presently competing within the UzChess Cup Masters in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, a prestigious occasion hosted by the Uzbekistan Chess Federation that’s shortly gaining world consideration. Go Past The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!After a draw within the opening spherical, Praggnanandhaa bounced again in type in Spherical 2, defeating Uzbekistan’s Shamsiddin Vokhidov with the white items.
World’s prime 10 in reside rankings (Picture: 2700chess.com)
He now leads the event standings with 1.5 factors, tied with fellow Indian Arjun Erigaisi and others.Praggnanandhaa’s rise within the rankings is a part of a broader Indian surge in world chess.
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Just lately, India had 4 gamers within the world prime 10 reside rankings — Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh, Arjun, and the newly topped Aravindh Chithambaram, who clinched the title on the sixth Stepan Avagyan Memorial in Armenia.In that tightly contested occasion, Aravindh and Praggnanandhaa each scored 6.5/9, however Aravindh claimed the highest spot on tie-break. ALSO READ: ‘If there have been chess tournaments in Bangladesh, why would I come to India?’: 80-year-old Rani HamidThe 2, who practice collectively beneath coach RB Ramesh, pushed one another all through the occasion. “It was an excellent event for me,” Praggnanandhaa mirrored, “however I missed that one probability in Spherical 2… That win would’ve made the distinction.”Regardless of that, Praggnanandhaa’s constant brilliance and up to date type have now elevated him above even the world champion, a exceptional feat for a participant nonetheless in his teenagers.With India’s younger weapons dominating worldwide chess and pushing one another to new heights, a golden era might already be right here.