India’s teen prodigy R Praggnanandhaa has gained reward from enterprise tycoon Anand Mahindra, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and Chess champion Viswanathan Anand for a shocking victory on the Airthings Masters fast chess event.
Praggnanandhaa, who in 2016 turned the youngest worldwide grasp in historical past at age 10, beat world primary Magnus Carlsen in a web based chess championship on Monday.
Other Indian legendary chess gamers comparable to Viswanathan Anand and Pentala Harikrishna have additionally crushed Carlsen, however Praggnandhaa is the youngest for the reason that Norwegian turned world champion in 2013.
Anand Mahindra congratulated the 16-year-old boy on Twitter by saying, “There’s a lesson here being taught by this young man: It’s only when we ENJOY our work & our challenges that we can achieve our full potential”.
Viswanathan Anand, a five-time world champion and acclaimed as the best chess participant India has produced, tweeted: “Always proud of our talents! Very good day for @rpragchess.”
Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar additionally joined within the reward for Chennai-born Praggnanandhaa, broadly thought to be a future world title challenger.
“What a wonderful feeling it must be for Pragg. All of 16, and to have beaten the experienced & decorated Magnus Carlsen, and that too while playing black, is magical!,” Tendulkar wrote on Twitter.
“Best wishes on a long & successful chess career ahead. You’ve made India proud!”
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin additionally heaped reward on Praggnanandhaa.
“What an achievement from @rpragchess to beat @MagnusCarlsen. An achievement the entire country is proud of,” tweeted Ashwin.
“It’s about time to go to bed as I don’t think I will have dinner at 2.30 in the morning,” a visibly calm Praggnanandhaa stated after the 39-move victory taking part in black.
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