Historic! R Praggnanandhaa surpasses world champion D Gukesh in world chess rankings; all you need to know | Chess News

R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh (Agency Photo)

NEW DELHI: In a serious milestone for Indian chess, R Praggnanandhaa has leapfrogged reigning world champion D Gukesh in the stay FIDE rankings, marking a big private and nationwide achievement. As of Saturday, Praggnanandhaa’s stay ranking climbed to 2777.2, nudging previous Gukesh’s 2776.6.The 19-year-old prodigy is at present competing in the UzChess Cup Masters in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, a prestigious occasion hosted by the Uzbekistan Chess Federation that’s shortly gaining world consideration. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!After a draw in the opening spherical, Praggnanandhaa bounced again in fashion in Round 2, defeating Uzbekistan’s Shamsiddin Vokhidov with the white items.

World’s prime 10 in stay rankings (Photo: 2700chess.com)

He now leads the match standings with 1.5 factors, tied with fellow Indian Arjun Erigaisi and others.Praggnanandhaa’s rise in the rankings is a part of a broader Indian surge in world chess.

Recently, India had 4 gamers in the worldwide prime 10 stay scores — Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh, Arjun, and the newly topped Aravindh Chithambaram, who clinched the title on the sixth Stepan Avagyan Memorial in Armenia.In that tightly contested occasion, Aravindh and Praggnanandhaa each scored 6.5/9, however Aravindh claimed the highest spot on tie-break. ALSO READ: ‘If there have been chess tournaments in Bangladesh, why would I come to India?’: 80-year-old Rani HamidThe two, who practice collectively underneath coach RB Ramesh, pushed one another all through the occasion. “It was a good tournament for me,” Praggnanandhaa mirrored, “but I missed that one chance in Round 2… That win would’ve made the difference.”Despite that, Praggnanandhaa’s constant brilliance and up to date type have now elevated him above even the world champion, a outstanding feat for a participant nonetheless in his teenagers.With India’s younger weapons dominating worldwide chess and pushing one another to new heights, a golden era might already be right here.