Sports Minister felicitates chess GM Praggnanandhaa

Anurag Thakur (right) felicitates Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa in New Delhi yesterday. Pic/PTI

Buoyed by his World Cup silver medal, GM R Praggnanandhaa is confident of Indian team's chances of winning gold at the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou.

India's new chess sensation was felicitated by Sports Minister Anurag Thakur at his residence on Friday. Praggnanandhaa feels India has a "good chance" of winning gold at the Asian Games. Praggnanandhaa is part of 10-member Indian team that will compete at the continental event.

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"The last few months I have been doing really well. It gives me a lot of confidence. I think we [India] have very good chances of winning gold," Praggnanandhaa told PTI. The 18-year-old, who became the youngest silver medallist at the FIDE World Cup last week, was felicitated Thakur, a day after the GM met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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