Pragyananda faced Praneeth of India and won the 49th move of Asathi in the black pieces. With this, Pragyananda, who has not lost 6 wins and 3 draws in 9 rounds, took the first place with 7.5 points. He got a prize of Rs 2.59 lakh and Praneeth finished 7th.
In an interview with an English daily after becoming the champion, he said, “The quality of my game in this series has been high. In each game I was able to move the pieces as planned. This gave me satisfaction. ”
Pragyananda’s confidence was boosted by his 2nd place win in the Chessable Masters Series against big names. He eventually lost to Ding. “Clash with top players like Carlson, Liren and many more boosts confidence. I believe in my product and dance resolutely, ”says Pragyananda.
Pragyananda had the double burden of preparing for his 11th class exams during the Chessable Chess Series and also against the masters of the chess world, but the challenge for this young genius was like cane.
Pragyananda returns to the Indian ‘B’ team at the Chess Olympiad.
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