Bengaluru, Feb. 6 -- Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu spent the last couple of months focusing on tweaking his mentality and found inspiration in a friend. The 19-year-old had a quiet and somewhat forgettable 2024 and realised his approach perhaps needed an overhaul. A greater degree of ambition, for one.
"I've spent time looking at a lot of Arjun's (Erigaisi) games," Praggnanandhaa told Hindustan Times in an interview. "I tried to learn how he plays and take away something from his games. Being ambitious doesn't have to mean crossing the line. You can be objective. I found many such examples in the games Arjun played last year. He pretty much won everything he played or at least finished in the top three. His style is something that I wanted to ...