The Praggnanandhaa effect

R Praggnanandhaa became the second Indian player after the legendary Viswanathan Anand to reach the World Cup final

“You aren’t the ‘runner-up’...this is simply your ‘run-up’ to Gold and to greatness.” This is what Mahindra Group chairperson Anand Mahindra wrote on his Twitter handle after Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa finished second best in the FIDE World Cup final on Thursday.

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