New Delhi, July 17 -- Teenage Indian chess prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa maintained his streak of strong performances in 2025, registering a landmark victory against world number one Magnus Carlsen on Wednesday night.

Serving another reminder of his adaptability and flexibility across all formats of chess, the young Grandmaster secured the victory at the crucial Freestyle Grand Slam chess event in Las Vegas.

Playing with white pieces, Praggananandhaa dominated over the senior player with a strong display of his skills, especially in the last six minutes of the game.

The win scored the chess prodigy an outright lead in his group at the tournament and cleared way to a quarterfinal standing.

Praggnanandha clinched the joint lead in t...