The Indian Chess Grandmaster, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, 16 years oldwas showered with praise on Tuesday after his sisteramazing victory against the number one in the world Magnus Carlsen in a championship in fast and online mode.
The young man defeated the Norwegian Carlsen on Monday night in the Airthings Masters rapid chess tournament.
“It’s more or less time to go to bed, I don’t think I can have dinner at 2:30 in the morning”, declared Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa laconically after his victory in 39 moves playing black.
Other players had already beaten Magnus Carlsen in the pastlike the Indians Viswanathan Anand and Pentala Harikrishna, but Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is the youngest since the Norwegian conquered the title of world champion in 2013.
The teenager, born in Chennai, in the state of Tamil Nadu, became the youngest international master in historywhen I had 10 years in 2016. Two years later he reached the category of Grand Master.
Viswanathan Anand, five times world champion, considered the best chess player in the history of India, or the Indian cricket star Sachin Tendulkar joined the chorus of voices in recognition of Praggnanandhaa’s deed.
“He is only 16 years old and has beaten Magnus Carlsen (…) and on top of that playing black, it’s magical”, wrote Sachin Tendulkar on Twitter. “You have made India proud!” he added.
On Monday, Magnus Carlsen, 31, claimed to feel the aftermath of the covid-19 he recently contracted. “Today I was better, the first two days I felt more or less well, but I lacked energy and could hardly concentrate,”
The Norwegian player captured his fifth world chess title in December, defeating Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi at the end of an epic eight-hour game, the longest ever played in a world championship. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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