R Praggnanandhaa becomes second youngest Grandmaster

Chennai lad R Praggnanandhaa created history on Saturday as he became the second youngest Grandmaster in the world at 12 years, 10 months and 13 days.

Praggnanandhaa had already achieved his first GM norm in the World Juniors 2017, and he achieved his second GM norm at a closed round-robin tournament in Greece. He had also crossed 2500 Elo rating points.