R Praggnanandhaa becomes India No. 1 after beating world champion Ding Liren at Tata Steel Masters
18-year-old R Praggnanandhaa surpassed Viswanathan Anand in live ratings after his sensational win over reigning world champion Ding Liren at the Tata Steel Masters in the Netherlands.
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa kept on prearranging records as the chess wonder turned into the No. 1-positioned Indian player without precedent for his vocation. Praggnanandhaa accomplished the accomplishment on Tuesday, January 16 at the Tata Steel Masters in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, after overcoming ruling title holder Ding Liren.
18-year-old Praggnanandhaa went past his godlike object Viswanathan Anand in the live old-style chess rankings. He bounced 2 spots to eleventh generally with 2748.3 rating focuses, 0.3 more than Viswanathan Anand.
Praggnanandhaa entered the fourth round of the esteemed competition with an electrifying success. He is just the second Indian after Viswanathan Anand to beat a supreme title holder in traditional chess.
Playing with the dark pieces, Praggnanandhaa acquired a benefit from the get-go and kept up with it all through. His success over Ding Liren was his first in quite a while after beginning the occasion with three draws. His capacity to overcome tip-top players, including Title holders, has attracted correlations with Viswanathan Anand, who himself is a five-time World Chess Champion and the main grandmaster from India.
Incredible India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar took to web-based entertainment to stack acclaim on youthful chess wonder.
“Large cheers to @rpraggnachess for this surprising victory against Best on the planet, Ding Liren. Early in the life of 18, you haven’t recently ruled the game yet additionally ascended to turn into India’s top-of-the-line player,” Tendulkar said in his post on X.
Praggnanandhaa’s ascent to turn into the highest-level Indian player comes a long time after he sparkled in the 2023 FIDE World Cup, wrapping the sprinter up on the esteemed occasion. He lost to amazing Magnus Carlsen in the last, however, ensured he grabbed the eye of the world with his heroics in Baku. Praggnanandhaa had become just the second Indian after the unbelievable Viswanathan Anand to arrive at the last of the Chess World Cup, prearranging milestone triumphs over Hikaru Nakamura and Fabia Caruana.
Praggnanandhaa likewise fixed a billet in the Competitors Competition in the wake of completing the main 3 On the Planet Cup.
