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The two Indian chess sensations are a full point ahead of nearest challengers after the fifth round at Prague Masters

The 19-year-old from Chennai on Sunday defeated reigning World Champion and compatriot D Gukesh to claim his maiden Tata Steel Chess tournament crown, marking the biggest win of his career so far

Grandmaster shows perfect technique to take the full point and his maiden victory at the Masters

The 23-year-old reiterated that he regrets the “awkward situation” that arose because of his actions

With just one decisive game in the 14-player round-robin tournament at De Morian on Saturday, Abdusattorov and Praggnanandhaa maintained their shared lead with 4.5 points out of a possible six, while Gukesh remains close behind, trailing the leaders with four points.

Praggnanandhaa and Abdusattorov share the pole position with four points apiece after five round, while Gukesh is in third spot with Vladimir Fedoseev of Slovenia on 3.5 points in the Tata Steel Chess tournament

Praggnanandhaa survived by the skin of the teeth against Alireza, who held a completely winning position for a long time

Carlsen extends lead to 14.5 points, Nakamura in second with 13.5, Praggnanandhaa follows with 11.

In round three, the 18-year-old faced the Norwegian star on his home turf, emerging victorious to take the sole lead in the open section of the six-player tournament.

The 18-year-old claimed victory over China's Liren with the black pieces at the 2024 Tata Steel Chess Tournament on Wednesday, elevating him to the top spot and surpassing the legendary Viswanathan Anand.

Praggnanandhaa is part of a strong squad for the team event, which also includes fellow teenager and GM D Gukesh as India will vie for the gold medal

The Indian's four-game unbeaten streak was brought to an end by Abdusattorov in the 13 round that also saw the upset of the day by Erigaisi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa, who recently made history by clinching the silver medal in the FIDE World Cup.

Pragnanandhaa received a cheque for Rs 30 lakh for his performance at the 2023 FIDE World Cup, and entering the FIDE Candidates tournament, from the CM.

R. Praggnanandhaa, who had a dream run in the recently held world chess championship, reached Chennai to a rousing welcome at the airport.

Indian grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa expressed his happiness after finishing runners-up at the recently concluded FIDE World Cup 2023

All the members of the Asian Games-bound Indian squad will compete in the tournament which will also see participation from former World Blitz champion Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and reigning World Champion Wenjun Ju.

"I feel very good to be in the finals, today I didn't win, but it's normal in chess," Praggnanandhaa told PTI from Baku hours after he finished runner-up.

Young prodigy Praggnanandhaa won the silver medal and also confirmed his berth in the FIDE candidates.

Praggnanandhaa enjoyed an incredible run in the tournament, having beaten world No.2 Hikaru Nakamura and world No.3 Fabiano Caruana to set up a final date against Carlsen.