Indian chess ace R Praggnanandhaa overcame world champion Ding Liren in the fourth round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in the Netherlands on late Tuesday night. The victory also made Praggnanandhaa the top-rated Indian player, beating the record of Viswanathan Anand. He now has 2748.3 points in the FIDE live ratings, beating the 2748 of Anand.
Praggnanandhaa had also beaten Liren at the 2023 Tata Steel tournament. "That feels good!" Praggnanandhaa said after the win. He is now third in the standings with 2.5 points in the Masters event.
With defeating the World Champion Ding Liren, Praggnanandhaa is now the India no.1 chess player in live ratings! Praggnanandhaa has a rating of 2748.3 now, surpassing the 5-time World Champion Vishy Anand rated 2748.It's also interesting to note that @rpraggnachess defeated… pic.twitter.com/8cgMvafpPh
— ChessBase India (@ChessbaseIndia) January 16, 2024
The teenaged Indian Grandmaster has been in good form in recent times, having finished runner-up in the World Cup to Magnus Carlsen last year to qualify for the Candidates tournament to be held in April to identify the challenger to Liren.
The Masters group saw Dutch player Anish Giri emerge as the sole leader heading into the first rest day. Giri's endgame prowess secured him victory against teenaged Indian GM D Gukesh to take him to 3.5 points.
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Alireza Firouzja is half a point behind the leader on 3 points. The third Indian player in the fray, Vidit Santosh Gujrathi was held to a draw by Jorden Van Foreest in round four. He has 2 points from four rounds.
In the fifth round on Thursday, Praggnanandhaa runs into the leader Anish Giri while his compatriots Gukesh and Gujrathi will take on Ian Nepomniachtchi and Max Warmerdam respectively.
(With PTI inputs)
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