R Praggnanandhaa: R Praggnanandhaa overcame Ding Liren, the world champion, and also overthrew Vishwanathan Anand.

R Praggnanandhaa Chess: According to live ratings, Indian Grand Master R Praggnanandhaa has surpassed Vishwanathan Anand. At the top of the Indian players' list is now him.

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R Praggnanandhaa Chess: In the Tata Steel Masters, Indian Grand Master R Praggnanandhaa defeated Ding Liren with a masterful display. Right now, Ding Liren is the world champion. In the fourth round, Praganananda prevailed against him. Pragananand has defeated Vishwanathan Anand with this victory. He is now the top-ranked Indian Grand Master. Praggnanand had also triumphed over Ding in that same event the previous year. 
In terms of ratings, Praggnanand has surpassed Vishwanathan Anand with the win. Praggnananda is now ranked eleventh in the live FIDE ranking. His point total is 2748.3. Vishwanathan Anand, however, comes in at number twelve. He dropped a spot. Anand's score is 2748.0. On this list, Magnus Carlsen is ranked highest. In second place is Fabiano Caruana. 
It is notable that Pragananand's name appears on a large number of records. In 2016, he attained the rank of youngest International Master. Pragananand, who was only ten years and ten months old, had accomplished this accomplishment. In 2017, he was made a Grand Master for the first time. Following this, the accomplishment was made in 2018. Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is where Praganananda is from. 2005 was the year of his birth. In a bank, his father Rameshbabu holds the position as branch manager. 
Additionally, American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana has been defeated by Praggnanandhaa. By winning the August 2023 Chess World Cup semi-finals, he advanced to the championship round. Caruana lost to Praggnanandha in the semifinal tiebreak. In the history of the Chess World Cup, he became the second Indian player to advance to the finals. Vishwanathan Anand had accomplished this feat earlier. Magnus Carlsen prevailed over Praggnanandha in the decisive game.