Chennai: In a rejoice, fifteen-year-old R Praggnanandhaa defeated China in the final preliminary round in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad helping India to reach quarterfinals.
Praggnanandhaa and Divya Deshmukh helped Indian side defeat Chinese side 4-2 in the ninth and final preliminary round.
Last year, R Praggnanandhaa had also won the gold in the under-18 open category in the World Youth Chess Championship.