🏆 Praggnanandhaa takes home the title and the biggest rating gain of Norway Chess 2026.
📉 Meanwhile, Magnus Carlsen and Gukesh leave Oslo with the biggest rating losses.
Whose performance surprised you the most? 🤔
#NorwayChess
🇮🇳 Vishy Anand: "Pragg is playing better than Gukesh right now"
Vishy Anand on Praggnanandhaa's Norway Chess victory and what Gukesh can learn from it:
"I am delighted that Praggnanandhaa has won Norway Chess in an impressive style. I am very happy at the spectacular turnaround he made in the last four rounds. He is playing the game with some amazingly impressive concepts and style."
"At this moment, Praggnanandhaa is playing better than Gukesh, but anything can change. I think these fluctuations will continue. Gukesh seems to be stuck a bit. I think he can take inspiration from Pragg.
He can see that if you persist with hard work then at some point things will change."
After winning Norway Chess 2026 @rpraggnachess was welcomed with a massive gesture of encouragement. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay felicitated the young prodigy, presenting him with a cash award of ₹50 lakh on behalf of the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT). @CMOTamilnadu
The most beautiful moment of the meeting wasn't the reward; it was when the Chief Minister sat down to play a friendly game of chess with Pragg. For an athlete, this kind of personal time and state recognition is incredibly important. #praggnanandhaa #vijaytncm #vijaythalapathy #norwaychess
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Shortly after their achievements, we received an unexpected letter. We publish this letter in this article for our readers.
Photo: Lennart Ootes
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Hahaha, I promise @chessvaishali and I still argue over the TV remote sometimes! 😅 Thank you for this wonderfully written 'complaint' and all the love, @chessbaseindia.
We are just incredibly grateful for the support we receive from our parents and everyone across the country. Keep the complaints coming!
“Nothing can top this.” 🤯
After fighting back from last place with four consecutive victories, Praggnanandhaa completes one of the greatest comebacks in Norway Chess history and becomes the 2026 Norway Chess Champion 🏆
#NorwayChess
Watch the full interview on YouTube:
https://t.co/CT3OBQaXdU
. @rpraggnachess wins Norway Chess. @chessvaishali wins the WR Women's Chess Tour in Tokyo. Parents everywhere are impressed. Siblings everywhere are worried. The golden siblings of Indian chess have achieved so much that they have raised the bar for siblings across the world.
Spotted on the streets of Mysuru, Karnataka - Norway Chess Champion R. Praggnanandhaa is now famous all over India!
Photo: @ram_abhyudaya/ ChessBase India
Big thanks to @vaibhavschess for helping me with preparation!
Apart from deciding on openings I also torture him to decide on my dinner orders everyday 🙈😅
Huge thanks to Mahel and Joseph for their incredible work!
Both of them have played a big role in preparation in the last 2 years! Thank you so much guys!!
My heartfelt thanks to the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Thiru. Vijay sir, for honouring me today at the Secretariat.
Sharing a game of chess with you was a truly unforgettable experience!
Thank you for your continued support and encouragement to the game of chess. I will keep working hard to make Tamil Nadu and India proud!
@CMOTamilnadu
BREAKING: @CMOTamilnadu Thiru. S. Joseph Vijay presented a cheque of ₹50 lakhs to GM R. Praggnanandhaa for becoming the first Indian to win Norway Chess, and also played a game of chess with him!