Exclusive | From hotel room cricket to world junior champion: Pranav V becomes India’s new chess sensation | Chess News – The Times of India

Pranav Venkatesh and his coach GM Shyam Sundar M (@GM_Pranav_V on X) NEW DELHI: The soft thud of a yellow smiley-face sponge ball striking the floor again and again barely disturbed the silence of a five-star hotel room, where 18-year-old Pranav Venkatesh and his coach, GM Shyam Sundar M, were putting up during the Chennai…

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India’s Pranav Venkatesh wins World Junior Chess Championship | Chess News – The Times of India

Pranav Venkatesh (Pic credit: FIDE Chess) NEW DELHI: India’s Pranav Venkatesh clinched the World Junior Chess Championship (Under-20) following a draw against Slovenia’s Matic Levrencic in the final round at Petrovac, Montenegro on Friday. The day proved exceptional for Indian chess as Aravindh Chithamabaram secured victory at the Prague Masters, surpassing several favoured competitors.Venkatesh, fresh…

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