R. Praggnanandhaa
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is an Indian chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, Praggnanandhaa placed second in the 2023 Chess World Cup, and is the only Indian to win the Tata Steel Chess Tournament after Viswanathan Anand. He was also part of the Indian team that won the silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games in the men's team competition, and the gold medal in the open section at the 45th Chess Olympiad in 2024.
Tournaments won by R. Praggnanandhaa
| Tournament | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tata Steel tournament | 2025 | Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) |
| Bucharest (Grand Chess Tour) | 2025 | Bucharest (Romania) |
| UzChess Cup Masters | 2025 | Tashkent (Uzbekistan) |
| Reykjavik Open | 2022 | Reykjavik (Iceland) |
| Xtracon Chess Open | 2019 | Copenhagen (Denmark) |
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Niki Riga
Born: Wednesday, August 10, 2005