With defeating the World Champion Ding Liren, Praggnanandhaa is now the India no.1 chess player in live ratings! Praggnanandhaa has a rating of 2748.3 now, surpassing the 5-time World Champion Vishy Anand rated 2748.
— ChessBase India (@ChessbaseIndia) January 16, 2024
It's also interesting to note that @rpraggnachess defeated… pic.twitter.com/8cgMvafpPh
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa defeats the World Champion!! In the 4th round of Tata Steel Masters 2023, Pragg played a fantastic game with the Black pieces to take down GM Ding Liren.
— ChessBase India (@ChessbaseIndia) January 16, 2024
With this win, Praggnanandhaa is now the second Indian after Vishy Anand to defeat a reigning… pic.twitter.com/1XpDE98Pj4