Beaming picture of R Praggnanandhaa's mother Nagalakshmi goes viral; Snapdeal boss Kunal Bahl wants documentary on chess champ
R Nagalakshmi looked at her son Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa.
Standing in a corner of a room with a glint in her eyes and a disarming smile, the proud mother looked at her son as he gave media interviews. The precious picture has become most of the favourite pictures on the Internet and has been doing the rounds on social media.
Praggnanandhaa is enjoying his dream run at the final of the FIDE World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan. He recently became the first Indian, since five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand in 2002, to make it to the final of the FIDE World Cup.
After defeating World No 3 Fabiano Caruana in tiebreaks on Monday, the teen sensation reached the final and will now compete against five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway.
Legendary chess champion Garry Kasparov took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to laud the 18-year-old's feats and his mother's efforts. The former world champion remembered the good old days when his mother used to accompany him to every event.
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«Congrats to Praggnanandhaa — and to his mother. As someone whose proud mama accompanied me to every event, it's a special kind of support! The Chennai Indian defeated two New York cowboys! He has been very tenacious in difficult positions,» Kasparov tweeted.
Meanwhile, Praggnanandhaa's father Rameshbabu — who is in Chennai at home — said that his mother deserves all credit for his son's success.
«I must credit my wife, who accompanies them to tournaments and is very supportive. She takes great care (of the two),» Rameshbabu told news agency PTI during an interaction at his Chennai residence.
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