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R Praggnanandhaa beats world no. 2, enters top 10 world ranking

By The Assam Tribune
R Praggnanandhaa beats world no. 2, enters top 10 world ranking
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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.

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