Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa reached a historic milestone by becoming the No. 1 ranked Indian chess player in live ratings. The 19-year-old Grandmaster achieved this remarkable feat after defeating Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov with Black pieces in the final round of the UzChess Cup Masters on Thursday.

With this win, Praggnanandhaa’s live rating has surged to an impressive 2778.3, making him the World No. 4, the highest he has ever reached in his career.

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is the India no.1 player in live ratings! Pragg defeated Nodirbek Abdusattorov with the Black pieces in the final round of UzChess Cup Masters today.

With this win, Pragg becomes the World no.4 and India no.1 for the first time, 2778.3 in live ratings! pic.twitter.com/CkGXbIRwo0