Tashkent (Uzbekistan), June 28 -- Grand Master R. Praggnanandhaa has emerged as India's number one ranked Chess player after his victory in the UzChess Cup Masters 2025.
19 year old Praggnanandhaa secured a win against Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the final match to bag the title on Friday.
As a result of this win, Praggnanandhaa, with a live elo rating of 2778.3, rose three positions to move past reigning classical chess world champion D. Gukesh (2776.6) to become the top-ranked Indian player.
Praggnanandhaa is now also the World No. 4 ranked player. Norway's Magnus Carlsen with an elo rating of 2839.2 continues in the world number one position, he is followed by USA's Hikaru Nakamura (2807.0) and Italian-American Fabiano Carua...