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[ad_1] Chess grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa has been dominating headlines since winning the silver medal at the Chess World Cup. Although he was defeated by the reigning World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the final of the competition, his impressive journey in the competition earned him a lot of praise. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the young chess grandmaster multiple times on social media during his time in the tournament and he met both Praggnanandhaa and his parents on Thursday. "It was a great honour to meet Hon'ble Prime Minister @narendramodi at his residence! Thank you sir for all the words of encouragement to me and my parents," Praggnanandhaa posted on X (formerly called Twitter).It was a great honour to meet Hon'ble Prime Minister @narendramodi at his residence!Thank yo...

[ad_1] File photo of R PraggnanandhaaIndia chess prodigy and FIDE World Cup 2023 runner-up Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin in Chennai in Chennai on Wednesday. Praggnanandhaa returned to India today after enjoying a successful campaign in the FIDE World Cup 2023 in Baku, Azerbaijan, where he went toe to toe with the Top 3 chess players in the world.  The young chess grandmaster was received with a rousing welcome on his arrival at the Chennai Airport. Outside the Airport, students were ween waiving the tricolour and some of them were holding banners of 'World Cup Runner Up' to welcome the Indian prodigy.Later in the day, he went on to meet Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin and Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin. Praggnanandhaa...

[ad_1] A chess great in the making, R Praggnanandhaa made every Indian proud as he bagged the silver medal in the 2023 FIDE World Cup, and entered the FIDE Candidates tournament. Despite losing the final to World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, Praggnanandhaa received praise from all across the country for his performance in the World Cup. As he returned from Baku, Praggnanahdaa was accorded a rousing reception upon his arrival at the airport in Chennai Wednesday.The officials from the state sports department received him at the airport. His fans eagerly waited at the exit gate and presented him a crown of flowers, a shawl and bouquets. Flowers were strewn on his path as he stepped out and artists performed Karagattam and Oyilattam, folk dances of Tamil Nadu, on the occasion.The teenager took his ...

[ad_1] The future of India in chess is truly bright. While R Praggnanandhaa went as far as the final of the FIDE Chess World Cup, there remain many other Grandmasters who have really stepped up in the last few years. Praggnanandhaa couldn't go all the way in the final, losing the title decider to World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen. But, he still made history in Indian sports, giving inspiration to many others like him to continue dreaming. After the 18-year-old's defeat in the final, however, a dream of his parents was also fulfilled by industrialist Anand Mahindra.Making a big announcement on social media, The Mahindra Group decided to gift Praggnanandha an all-electric SUV, to honour his accomplishments in chess. Anand Mahindra himself floated the idea on 'X' (formerly Twitter)."Appreciate you...

[ad_1] The entire India is proud of the manner in which young Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa played in the FIDE Chess World Cup, going all the way to the final. Although players don't have to physically move much in the game of chess, the sort of pressure the game puts on their minds, and the sheer amount of focus it puts on their brains is relentless. Though the players don't exert as much physical effort as cricketers, footballers or tennis players do, a study has revealed the stunning amount of calories a chess player can burn in a day.As per a report in ESPN, Uzbekistan's Rustam Kasimdzhanov walked away from a six-game world championship having lost 17 pounds in 2004.  In 2018, a study done by Polar, a US-based company that tracks heart rates, revealed that 21-year-old Russian grandmas...

[ad_1] All India Chess Federation (AICF) president Sanjay Kapoor said Indian chess has entered the "golden era" and the country will have over a hundred Grandmasters within two years. For years, five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand dominated the conversation on Indian chess and rightly so. However, the dynamics have changed in the past decade with youngsters like R Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi making rapid progress in the international arena."There was one Vishy (Anand) before but now I believe the golden era of chess has started in India," Kapoor told PTI."Anand is a stalwart of the game. He is the face of Indian chess. But now we'll have many faces and that will be very good for Indian chess," he said.India produced its 83rd Grandmaster -- Aditya Samant -- in July ...

[ad_1] R Pragnanandhaa and his mother in Baku© TwitterA true chess prodigy and a legend in the making, India's R Praggnaandhaa became a household name in entire country as he qualified for the FIDE Chess World Cup, taking on the numero uno Magnus Carlsen. Throughout the tournament, it wasn't just the 18-year-old Grandmaster who became a talking point on social media, but also his mother who accompanied him to the event in Baku, Azerbaijan. In fact, a few photos of Pragnnanandhanaa's mother went viral on social media. One of the pictures, thanks to its caption, has already garnered 3.9 million views on Twiter (now X).The picture was clicked by Maria Emelianova, a chess photographer. She captioned the post, "selfied with a legend and her son".Even Pragnanadhaa shared the post, and wrote "c...