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PM Modi congratulates Norway Chess Championship winner Praggnanandhaa on his extraordinary achievement

By Samira Vishwas

New Delhi, June 6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated young Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, who won the Norway Chess Championship, on his extraordinary achievement. PM Modi on Saturday said that this is indeed an incredible achievement, which reflects his continued excellence. PM Modi also wished him all the best for his future endeavours.

Became the first Indian to win title in Norway

It is noteworthy that Praggnanand created history by winning the Norway Chess Championship on Friday. He has become the first Indian player to win this title. He won the title by defeating Germany’s Vincent Keimer in 45 moves in the 10th and last round of the classical chess event.

Praising Pragyananand on the social media platform ‘X’, the Prime Minister wrote, ‘Congratulations to Pragyananand for this wonderful success. This is truly a fantastic achievement, which shows his continued excellence. I wish him all the best for the future.

Was at the last position after the sixth round, after that made a tremendous comeback.

In fact, Praggnanandhaa finished the tournament with a total of 18 points with five wins, two losses, two draws. His two drawn matches resulted in the Armageddon game, where he managed to win. However, after the sixth round, he was at the bottom position in the points table and his chances of winning seemed very low. However, the 20-year-old Grandmaster made a tremendous comeback after this.

First player since Magnus Carlsen to win four consecutive classical games

Praggnanandha repeated history by showing excellent performance and winning four consecutive games. In this sequence, he defeated world number one player and defending champion Magnus Carlsen for the second time in the tournament. Along with this, he also registered a spectacular victory against compatriot D. Gukesh. In fact, Praggnanandhaa has become only the second player after 2021 to win four consecutive classical matches in this tournament. Before him, only Magnus Carlsen had achieved this feat.

Praggnanand gave credit for this achievement to his mother.

Praggnanand gave the credit for this achievement to his mother. He said that his mother had said that he would perform brilliantly in the new month and that is exactly what happened. He said that following his mother’s words, he won the title by winning four consecutive matches.

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