Indian chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa poses for a photograph after becoming the world's second youngest chess grandmaster ever. Photo: AFP
Indian teenage chess grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa won praise Tuesday for a stunning victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen in an online chess championship.
Praggnanandhaa, 16, who in 2016 became the youngest international master in history at age 10, beat Carlsen late on Monday at the Airthings Masters rapid chess tournament.
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