India’s chess wizard Praggnanandhaa stuns world champion Magnus Carlsen – Checkout his accomplishments

16-year-old Praggnanandhaa, one of India’s youngest grandmasters, has stunned the chess world by...

...winning the eighth round of Airthings Masters — an online chess tournament — against world champion Magnus Carlsen.

Praggnanandhaa, on Monday, won the match with black pieces in 39 moves in a Tarrasch Variation game.

This win by India’s grandmaster has halted Magnus Carlsen’s three straight wins in this championship.

He is the fifth-youngest person in the world to achieve the title of ‘Grandmaster’ (GM).

In 2013, Praggnanandhaa had won the World Youth Chess Championships under-8 title.

He had also earned the title of ‘FIDE Master’ at the age of just seven.

In 2016, Praggnanandhaa became the youngest international master in history,...

...at the age of 10 years, 10 months, and 19 days.

He achieved his first grandmaster norm at the World Junior Chess Championship in November 2017.

In 2018, Praggnanandhaa was invited to the Magistral de León Masters in Spain...

...for a four-game rapid match against Wesley So, the 2017 US Chess Champion. However, So defeated him by winning 2.5 rounds out of four.

In July 2019, Praggnanandhaa won the Xtracon Chess Open in Denmark, scoring 8.5 out of 10 points.

He had also won the World Youth Championships in the under-18 category in October 2019.