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Pragnanandhaa won in freestyle: India’s Grandmaster Rameshbabu Pragyanand defeated world number 1 chess player Magnus Carlson. Pragyanananda won this victory in Round 4 of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam held in Las Vegas on Wednesday, 16 July. This 19 -year -old chess player defeated the world number one player in only 39 tricks. This is a historic victory in Pragyananda’s Las Vegas.
Pragyanananda won 39 tricks
Grandmaster Rameshbabu Pragyananda played the game according to himself from the beginning to the end. In this game, Pragyananand was playing with 93.9 percent accuracy, while Carlson’s Akshayi was 84.9 percent, which was less than normal. This victory of Pragyananand is taking his career to heights. Now Pragyanananda has defeated Magnus Carlson in all three big formats. Pragyanand has won in classical, rapid and blitz.
Pragnanandhaa Beats Carlsen and takes the sole lead in their group on 3.5/4! https://t.co/bulo6wdydu pic.twitter.com/uqvc0ljljlzk
– chess24 (@chess24com) July 16, 2025
‘Freestyle likes more’
Rameshbabu Pragyananda said in a post game interview after defeating Magnus Carlson that ‘I like more freestyle than classical at this time’. The relaxed tone and fearlessness of Pragyanand has brought him to such a point today that he is waving India in the whole world. Grandmaster D Gukesh has also defeated world number one Magnus Carlson.
Sports Minister praised
India’s Sports Minister Mansukh Mandavia has also shared the post on Pragyanandanand’s victory. Mansukh Mandavia wrote that another proud moment for India in chess. The Sports Minister further wrote that at the age of 19, Grandmaster R Pragyananda has demonstrated his talent by defeating World No. One Magnus Carlson in only 39 moves at Freestyle Chase Grand Slam.
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