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Historic! R Praggnanandhaa becomes new World No. 3 after beating D Gukesh at Sinquefield Cup chess tournament

21:05 20/08/2025

Indian chess player R Praggnanandhaa has achieved a milestone. He defeated D Gukesh at the Sinquefield Cup. Praggnanandhaa is now ranked World No. 3. He has a live rating of 2784.1 points. Only Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura are ahead of him. Praggnanandhaa shares the tournament lead with Levon Aronian. The Sinquefield Cup has a prize pool of USD 350,000.

Chess | R Praggnanandhaa breaks silence on Magnus Carlsen's table slam after D Gukesh loss: 'Is it a good thing? Maybe not'

06:05 12/08/2025

After Magnus Carlsen’s table-slam went viral following a loss to D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa called it an instinctive reaction — not ideal, but good for chess visibility. While praising Carlsen as the best, Praggnanandhaa reflected on his own breakthrough year, having won three major titles and rising to World No. 4 as he eyes a Candidates spot.