Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is now a household name in India and in the international chess circuit.
The final round of Norway Chess 2024 began with several scenarios that could play out to determine the winner of both the main event and the women's tournament.
India's Praggnanandhaa R went down in Armageddon against Fabiano Caruana, who is having an outside chance of winning the title.
With the win, Magnus Carlsen stretched his lead to a full point over Hikaru Nakamura of United States, who lost to Firouzja Alireza of France.
Pragganandhaa lost to Firouzja Alireza of France in the Armageddon tiebreaker, and is now third on 9.5 points in total.
Anand Mahindra highlighted Indian chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa's latest achievement.
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa claimed his maiden classical game victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen to take the sole lead in the Norway Chess tournament.
After the end of the first round, Praggnanandhaa, Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura share the lead.
With less than a week to go for the prestigious 12th edition of Norway Chess, India's chess sensation Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu is excited about playing the field which includes world No.1 Magnus Carlsen
Indian chess grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa finished at fourth position in the Rapid and Blitz chess tournament held in Poland, while the world number one Magnus Carlsen emerged as a winner