What significant record did R. Praggnanandhaa hold at the age of 12?
Youngest GM
Second-youngest GM
Youngest IM
Youngest national champion
Answer
At the age of 12, R. Praggnanandhaa held the record for being the second-youngest grandmaster in history. He achieved this feat on August 1, 2016, after defeating veteran Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna in the eighth round of the 2016 World Junior Chess Championship in Tarvisio, Italy. Praggnanandhaa was born in Chennai, India, on August 10, 2005.
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