Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa achieved a historic milestone by defeating World No.1 Magnus Carlsen for the first time in classical chess during the third round of the Norway Chess 2024 tournament. The 18-year-old chess prodigy secured his maiden classical game victory over Carlsen, taking the sole lead in the prestigious tournament held in Stavanger, Norway. Praggnanandhaa's victory was marked by a strong opening with 1.e4 c5 and precise play, including the move 16.Qe2, culminating in a winning position that he successfully converted. This win makes him the fourth Indian to defeat Carlsen in classical chess and puts him ahead in the tournament by half a point.
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa secures his first classical game victory against world champion Magnus Carlsen in an electrifying third-round match. Pooja Shali decodes. #NewsMo #Chess #ChessBaseIndia #praggnanandhaa #magnuscarlsen #norwaychess | @PoojaShali https://t.co/GjdhyVOUjF
🇮🇳 @rpraggnachess beats 🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen in classical chess for the first time! 🔥 The Indian prodigy defeated the world #1 yesterday in round 3 of the @NorwayChess tournament. 🔝 With this win, Praggnanandhaa now leads the tournament by half a point! 📷 Maria Emelianova https://t.co/6eVeOKKFtk
Norway Chess: R Praggnanandhaa scores first-ever classical win over World Number One Magnus Carlsen #Chess #ChessProdigy #Praggnanandhaa #NorwayChess #MagnusCarlsen https://t.co/w6YRGmD4VP
#Chess: Praggnanandhaa (@rpraggnachess) toppled Magnus Carlsen for the first time in Classical event. https://t.co/DRrpqKD3m6
#CHESS | Historic! 18-year-old #Praggnanandhaa defeats #MagnusCarlsen in a classical chess game on Carlsen's home ground. @rpraggnachess @MagnusCarlsen #NorwayChess #HistoricWin #ClassicChess https://t.co/EZwqooK9a3
#CHESS | Historic! 18-year-old #Praggnanandhaa defeats #MagnusCarlsen in a classical chess game on Carlsen's home ground. @rpraggnachess #NorwayChess #HistoricWin #ClassicChess https://t.co/5duKzaScwZ
#Praggnanandhaa clinches first classical #chess #win over world No.1 Carlsen https://t.co/EZu7BVpCWg
12th @NorwayChess R3: Praggnanandhaa (@RPraggnachess) crushes Carlsen, scoring his first-ever Classical win against the World no.1 Praggnanandhaa is the new sole leader https://t.co/rIqq66QVhP
R. Praggnanandhaa claimed his maiden classical game victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen to take the sole lead in the Norway Chess tournament https://t.co/bG5hTHAwLz
🏆 Indian Grandmaster beats World Number One Magnus Carlsen 🥇 Praggnanandhaa leads prestigious Norway Chess tournament 🇮🇳 Only fourth Indian to defeat Carlsen in classical chess https://t.co/HVPMuQ1dfo
#NewsAlert | Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated the world number one Magnus Carlsen in the classical format for the first time at the ongoing Norway Chess tournament on Wednesday. (Reported by news agency ANI) https://t.co/fv2xqp20Gc
The entire game of Praggnanandhaa's win over Carlsen at Norway Chess 2024 with commentary by IM Sagar Shah: https://t.co/xCu09cXSaF https://t.co/Foh6k9uvkq
STORY | Praggnanandhaa clinches first classical chess win over world No.1 Carlsen READ: https://t.co/GutYk0q96P https://t.co/jQwfFJoAsD
Chess prodigy #Praggnanandhaa defeated world number-one #MagnusCarlsen for the first time in classical chess at the Norway Chess 2024 tournament. Read on 👇 https://t.co/zQKGYcoyjW #Chess | @rpraggnachess
Norway Chess: R Praggnanandhaa scores first-ever classical win over Magnus Carlsen https://t.co/2jo6CEmr2j
#NorwayChess | #Praggnanandhaa, India’s 18-year-old phenom of the 64 squares, managed to defeat World No 1 #MagnusCarlsen for the first time in a classical game. https://t.co/oICnieBcHt
BREAKING NEWS: Praggnanandhaa defeats Magnus Carlsen for the first time in Classical Chess! Pragg took down the World no.1 with the White pieces in the 3rd round of Norway Chess 2024. It was a fantastic game by Pragg - he got an advantage out of the opening, and converted in… https://t.co/Ny7jBJIzO7
Praggnanandhaa has a winning position against Magnus Carlsen in Round 3 of Norway Chess! Catch all the action live with Sagar and Amruta on the ChessBase India YouTube channel: https://t.co/Ep0aWF0kGe https://t.co/yb8yucTyJE
🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa vs 🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen in round 3 of @NorwayChess! The clocks are started, and the Indian prodigy takes his time for his first move! ⏳ 1.e4 c5: a Sicilian on the board! What are your predictions for this game? ℹ️ #NorwayChess takes place in 🇳🇴 Stavanger from… https://t.co/VAa1gfMZTU
Praggnanandhaa finds the computer's 16.Qe2! and is close to winning! #NorwayChess https://t.co/nE5bH553ab
We are now live on YouTube with Round 3 of Norway Chess 2024 - it's Praggnanandhaa vs Carlsen today! Follow all the action with Sagar Shah on our YouTube channel: https://t.co/JB1QaKgeq6 https://t.co/BSTTCjBh2m
Praggnanandhaa takes 30 seconds to play 1.e4 vs. Magnus! #NorwayChess https://t.co/Vr66NmmTEa
Praggnanandhaa vs Magnus Carlsen has begun! Watch: https://t.co/IhbGoixT8x https://t.co/MG5Y1QVodN
12th @NorwayChess Round 1: Praggnanandhaa (@RPraggnachess) scores in a must-win Armageddon against Firouzja Read more https://t.co/lXTStcp1yl
Praggnanandhaa wins a wild time scramble where he had 1 second left to Firouzja's 0 at the end! #NorwayChess https://t.co/QnDpyUC2py