CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -India’s R. Praggnanandhaa won the FIDE Open category of the London Chess Classic, which concluded here on Friday, with a tally of 7.5 points out of nine rounds. The 14-year-old finished joint first with Anton Smirnov of Australia, who also scored 7.5 points.

Detailed explanation-2: -Indian teenage Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa achieved the highest classical win of his career, grinding out a 72-move endgame against World No. 2 and World Championship 2023 contender GM Ding Liren at the historic Tata Steel Chess Wijk aan Zee Masters on Tuesday.