bharathh Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 (edited) At 16, India’s big chess hope scales first peak, beats his own hero and World No 1 Magnus Carlsen https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/airthings-masters-chess-r-praggnanandhaa-stuns-world-no-1-magnus-carlsen-7783386/lite/ Edited February 22, 2022 by bharathh maniac, sandeep and Vickydev 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharathh Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 Beat him as black no less!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 (edited) Great achievement at 16. Kudos to the young man! Some of the Indian libs are focussed on the religious marker on his forehead more than what is inside his head! Edited February 22, 2022 by coffee_rules anish2tweet and maniac 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda-esque Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Been so interested in Chess off late.So now I understand some of the nuances.Great feat by Pragu.He and Vidit have a great future. coffee_rules 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijy Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 a remarkable achievement to be sure, going up against carlsen. hope to see the boy go on to greater things. bharathh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kepler37b Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 15 hours ago, coffee_rules said: Great achievement at 16. Kudos to the young man! Some of the Indian libs are focussed on the religious marker on his forehead more than what is inside his head! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterTheVoid Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Kudos to the kid for the Vibudhi marker on his head. Be proud of your roots. bharathh and Yoda-esque 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 On 2/23/2022 at 12:50 AM, kepler37b said: bharathh and Clarke 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BacktoCricaddict Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 What an amazing achievement! At age 16, all I knew how to do was ... oh well, let's not go there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BacktoCricaddict Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 (edited) On 2/24/2022 at 4:45 PM, coffee_rules said: Seriously, what is wrong with people? The kid has achieved something that these bozos cannot even dream of doing and all they can do is trash him for his vibhuti? SM brings out the worst in people. Edited February 26, 2022 by BacktoCricaddict Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BacktoCricaddict Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 On 2/23/2022 at 1:25 AM, EnterTheVoid said: Kudos to the kid for the Vibudhi marker on his head. Be proud of your roots. Thar's up to the individual. Some people take pride in traditions, others (like me) dont really put much stock in doing things the way my ancestors did them just because it is tradition.. Neither path is worthy of derision. Just let people have their own way as long as they are not hurting others. Vickydev, EnterTheVoid and Lord 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickydev Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Havent followed the Chess games for a while but remember Praggu was the most talked about prodigee in the junior circuit with his early GM. Great that he has managed to make his way among the big boys now. No better way to announce that than beating the GOAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 So the kid Pragg beat Carlsen (again!!!!) last month. 52 yo Anand smashed Carlsen twice last week in Stavanger, should have won the classical duel but couldn't convert, absolute dominance otherwise. Tough time for the Norwegian champ against Indian GMs both old and young. Just the beginning, we have an army of super strong GMs ready to take over. 5-10 years max, after that chess will be synonymous with India/Indians like how it was with the Soviets 40-50 years ago. Vijy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijy Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 18 hours ago, Gollum said: So the kid Pragg beat Carlsen (again!!!!) last month. 52 yo Anand smashed Carlsen twice last week in Stavanger, should have won the classical duel but couldn't convert, absolute dominance otherwise. Tough time for the Norwegian champ against Indian GMs both old and young. Just the beginning, we have an army of super strong GMs ready to take over. 5-10 years max, after that chess will be synonymous with India/Indians like how it was with the Soviets 40-50 years ago. yes, the next gen is all set. likewise, even in hockey, we have a good transition plan. just in 'effin cricket where oldies continue to linger forever. what do you make of Alireza Firouzja? he could be someone who stands in the way of total Ind dominance. Gollum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Classic!! Chess Anna with thambis !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijy Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Just now, coffee_rules said: Classic!! Chess Anna with thambis !! great... the next gen should glean as much knowledge as possible from vishy anna coffee_rules, Gollum and Mariyam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, Vijy said: yes, the next gen is all set. likewise, even in hockey, we have a good transition plan. just in 'effin cricket where oldies continue to linger forever. what do you make of Alireza Firouzja? he could be someone who stands in the way of total Ind dominance. Think Alireza is destined to be a world champ, reminds me of young Anand and not just the speed. GM Sokolov said the same much before his meteoric rise. https://www.chessbase.in/news/Sokolov-on-Iran-chess French federation will take good care of him unlike the Iranians. Esipenko is another big threat, but unclear about status of Russian chess prospects after Putin's madness, they are facing bans in most tournaments and hence may never fulfil their potential. Already because of COVID many youngsters were denied valuable game time (during formative years when we see max rating jumps, increase in chess understanding etc.) much to the delight of the Carlsen generation. Then there is the German Keymer (trained under Anand because of the Hans-Walter Schmitt connection), couple of strong Uzbeks and American kids. Rest of the contenders are our boys, as per Kramnik 4-5 of them have WC potential. So expecting great things even if Alireza is a hindrance for a few years. Vijy and Mariyam 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 7 minutes ago, Vijy said: great... the next gen should glean as much knowledge as possible from vishy anna More like Vishy thaatha (grandpa). He was world champ before the likes of Pragg and Nihal were even born. Mariyam and Vijy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Just now, Gollum said: More like Vishy thaatha (grandpa). He was world champ before the likes of Pragg and Nihal were even born. Welcome back Bhidu. Missing you in some “special “ threads in CC section Vijy and Gollum 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijy Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 38 minutes ago, coffee_rules said: Welcome back Bhidu. Missing you in some “special “ threads in CC section @Gollum-ji should open one of his patented threads in both CC and CT (cricket talk) sections, especially his legendary takedowns. some of the clueless new entrants to ICF would learn from that coffee_rules and Gollum 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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