PRAGGNANANDHAA CONFERRED THE PRESTIGIOUS ARJUNA AWARD 2022
GrandMaster R Praggnanandhaa, Std 12 of Velammal Main School Mogappair Campus has been nominated for the Arjuna Award which was announced by the All India Chess Federation.
The top-seeded chess star will receive the country’s second-highest sporting honor which will be presented by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan during the National Sports Awards 2022 ceremony on November 30, 2022.
Praggnanandhaa recently won the title in the Asian Continental Chess Championship.
The young chess icon outsmarted Carlsen, the world’s number one chess player earlier this year.
