Thought-about one in all India’s brightest chess abilities, 18-year-old Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa’s profession will obtain a serious increase with backing from the Adani Group, which is dedicated to supporting sportspersons as they go full throttle of their quest to deliver glory to India. Talking after assembly the younger chess ace, Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani mentioned, “We’re extraordinarily proud to assist the dynamic Praggnanandhaa. The velocity and effectivity with which he has progressed within the sport is nothing wanting exceptional, and actually an instance to all Indians. There’s nothing extra noble than representing the nation and successful laurels on the highest ranges, and the Adani Group is wholeheartedly dedicated to supporting athletes on this journey.”
“I’m extraordinarily eager on guaranteeing that my nation does effectively on the worldwide stage. Each time I play, my sole purpose is to win extra laurels for the nation. I wish to thank the Adani Group for placing their belief in my skills,” mentioned Praggnanandhaa.
In 2023, he turned the world’s youngest chess participant to achieve the World Cup last, and solely the second Indian after Viswanathan Anand to realize the feat. In 2022, the shy and soft-spoken teenager precipitated heads to show on the earth of chess by defeating Magnus Carlsen a number of instances, shining the highlight on India’s progress. The Chennai-based Praggnanandhaa, who loves arithmetic and unwinds by watching TV or listening to Tamil music, additionally received the silver medal on the Hangzhou Asian Video games in 2023.
Praggnanandhaa, who began enjoying on the tender age of 5, went on to turn into India’s youngest and the then world’s second-youngest Grandmaster at age 12 in 2018. He’s the fifth-youngest individual ever to realize the title of Grandmaster after Abhimanyu Mishra, Sergey Karjakin, Gukesh D and Javokhir Sindarov. By the way, his elder sister R. Vaishali can also be a Grandmaster, which makes the siblings the world’s first-ever brother-sister GM duo.
The Adani Group, via its flagship #GarvHai initiative, has supported 28 proficient gamers throughout sports activities reminiscent of boxing, wrestling, tennis, javelin throw, capturing, operating, shotput, brisk strolling, and archery. Amongst those that benefited are Commonwealth Video games gold medallist wrestlers Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Deepak Punia and boxer Amit Panghal. Dahiya and Punia additionally secured silver medals on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics 2020 and the 2023 Asian Video games.
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