Guwahati, Jun 2: Indian chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa defeated world number two player Fabiano Caruana in round five in a classical chess game on Saturday night, continuing his dominant ways in the ongoing Norway Chess competition.
With this triumph, he achieved a first in classic chess, defeating both the top-ranked player in the world, Magnus Carlsen of Norway, and the second-ranked player, Caruana.
Praggnanandhaa’s valiant performances throughout the current tournament have catapulted him into the top ten of the FIDE World Chess Rankings.
