R Praggnanandhaa shares third in the World Juniors with two rounds to go. The 12-year-old has completed his first Grandmaster norm. He has until March to become the youngest-ever GM.
If he does win the World Juniors, he would get the title direct. A strong finish from him could result in a historic win. Past winners include Boris Spassky, Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov and Viswanathan Anand. The 18-year-old Norwegian GM of Iranian origin, Aryan Tari, shares the lead with Kirill Alekseenko of Russia (both 7.5 points from 9 games). Praggnanandhaa shares third with Xu Xiangyu ...
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First Published: Fri, November 24 2017. 23:33 IST
