Union Sports activities Minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Friday felicitated the runner-up of Global Chess Federation FIDE Global Cup 2023 R Praggnanandhaa and his folks for his remarkable efficiency within the Global Cup in Brandnew Delhi. Praggnanandhaa expressed his pleasure for the backup he has were given and stated that this motivates him to paintings tougher.
“We are happy that we are getting this support and it is also motivating us to work hard and perform well in the tournaments and bring laurels to the country,” the Indian prodigy advised ANI.
All over the felicitation, Union Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur congratulated Praggnanandhaa for making Republic of India proud.
“I congratulate him. He has made India proud. At the age of 16, he did what others could not. Many youngsters get inspiration from him to play Chess. Chess originated in India but it took hundreds of years to organise a Chess Olympiad in the country and it was organised successfully,” Anurag Thakur stated.
#WATCH | Indian Chess grandmaster and 2023 FIDE Global Cup runner-up R Praggnanandhaa says, “We are happy that we are getting this support and it is also motivating us to work hard and perform well in the tournaments and bring laurels to the country…” pic.twitter.com/axtkQv4xUV
— ANI (@ANI) September 1, 2023
#WATCH | Indian Chess grandmaster and 2023 FIDE Global Cup runner-up R Praggnanandhaa and his folks had been felicitated via Union Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur, in Delhi pic.twitter.com/bgnTgkXmKT
— ANI (@ANI) September 1, 2023
Following his elegant efficiency within the Global Cup, 18-year-old Chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa had met Top Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.
He thanked PM Modi for encouraging him and his folks on his ‘X’ (previously Twitter) maintain, “It was a great honour to meet Hon’ble Prime Minister @narendramodi at his residence! Thank you sir for all the words of encouragement to me and my parents.”
On August 24, Global Number one Magnus Carlsen defeated Republic of India’s grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa to clinch the identify of the Global Chess Federation Global Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The Norwegian chess grandmaster received the primary sport of the Fast Chess tie-breaker with dull items and controlled to book on for a attract the second one sport with white items. The tiebreaker is performed in a Fast Chess quicker-time keep an eye on structure.
Praggnanandhaa fought withered however fell decrease with Carlsen summoning all his fat fit enjoy when it mattered essentially the most.
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