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Praggnanandhaa Becomes India No. 1 After Beating World Champ Ding Liren
Tata Steel Masters: Eighteen-year-old Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa surpassed Viswanathan Anand in live classical chess rankings after beating reigning world champion Ding Liren at the Tata Steel Masters in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands.
Praggnanandhaa jumped two spots to 11th overall with 2748.3 rating points, 0.3 more than Anand.
He entered the fourth round of the prestigious tournament with a sensational win. He is only the second Indian after Viswanathan Anand to beat a reigning world champion in classical chess.
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