Norway Chess: R Pragananadhaa stuns world number two, achieves unique feat in classical chess
chess sensation R Pragananadhaa continued with his dominating ways in the ongoing Norway Chess competition as he defeated the world number two player Fabiano Caruana in round five in a classical chess game on Saturday night.
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With this victory, he defeated both world number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway and the world number two Caruana in classic chess for the first time ever.
His heroics at the ongoing competition have also brought him into the top ten of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Rankings.
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«PRAGG IS BACK Young prodigy Praggnanandhaa stuns the chess world again by defeating World No.2 Fabiano Caruana in Round 5! After toppling World No.1 Magnus Carlsen in Round 3, he's now beaten the top two players in classical chess for the first time ever, rocketing into the top 10! What a tournament for the Indian prodigy #NorwayChess,» tweeted the official handle of Norway Chess on X.
The 18-year-old had defeated Carlsen in round three. Using white pieces, the runners-up from last year's FIDE Chess World Cup battled it out with some intelligent moves against Carlsen for a win.
Earlier in his budding career, Pragananadhaa had notched some wins over Carlsen in rapid and blitz chess games.
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Just a day after registering his first classical win over the five-time World Champion
