Praggnanandhaa Becomes The Second Youngest Grandmaster In History

June 24, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has become the world’s second youngest Grandmaster, and the youngest ever Indian to achieve the feat after reaching the final round at the Gredine Open in Italy. He missed out on becoming the youngest ever by three months with Sergey Karjakin of Ukraine holding the record of being the youngest Grandmaster in the world at 12 years, 7 months – a feat achieved in 2002.
By beating Moroni Luca Jr in the eighth round, Pragnnandhaa needed to play an opponent above of rating of 2482 in the final round to make his third norm. Luck shone on him when he was paired with GM Prujjsers Roeland, rated 2514, which made it possible. Here is the above mentioned game from round 8.
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Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (IND) vs Luca Jr Moroni (ITA)
Gredine Open 2018 round 08
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. c3 g6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bg7 7. d5 a6 8. Be2 Ne5 9. Nxe5 Bxe5 10. Nc3 d6 11. O-O c5 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Bh6 d5 14. Qd3 Be6 15. f4 Qb6+ 16. Kh1 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Rd8 18. Qa3 Bd4 19. Bg5 c5 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. Bxf6 Rg8 22. Rad1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Nd5 24. Bh4 Kf8 25. Bf3 Qb5 26. Bxd5 Bxd5 27. Qe3 g5 28. Bxg5 Qc6 29. Qe7+ Kg7 30. Qe5+ f6 31. Qxd5 Qxd5 32. Rxd5 fxg5 33. Rxg5+
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