This 16 year old Indian boy defeated World's number 1 chess player thrice !

Magnus Carlsen of Norway is the World's number 1 Chess Player with a rating of 2856 points

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16 year old Praggnanandhaa is ranked 52 globally with a rating of 2687 points

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Praggnanandhaa is ranked number 6 in India with Vishwanathan Anand ranked as the number 1 Indian Chess Player

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Pragg was born on 10th Aug 2005 and became the youngest International Master at the age of 10 and was called a chess prodigy

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He earned the Grandmaster title at the age of 12 thus becoming a 2nd youngest Grandmaster of all time

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Pragg is the sibling of Vaishali Rameshbabu who is an eminent chess player

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On 22nd Feb 2022, Pragg became the youngest player ever to defeat current world champion Magnus Carlsen

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Subsequently he defeated Carlsen two more times thus overpowering the world number 1 three times in a row

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After being defeated for the third time in a row, Carlsen said Pragg showed "great resilience, determination, and quality."

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