Five Indians in Top 10 of junior world rankings

The honours go to Grandmasters (GM) the top-ranked R Praggnanandhaa (Elo rating 2747), D Gukesh (2743) ranked third, Nihal Sarin (2693) ranked sixth, Raunak Sadhwani (2654) ranked seventh and Leon Luke Meondonca (2631) ranked tenth as per International Chess Federation or FIDE’s latest ranking list

For the first time in the history, young Indian chess players occupied five slots—including the top spot—in the junior world rankings.

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The honours go to Grandmasters (GM) the top-ranked R Praggnanandhaa (Elo rating 2747), D Gukesh (2743) ranked third, Nihal Sarin (2693) ranked sixth, Raunak Sadhwani (2654) ranked seventh and Leon Luke Meondonca (2631) ranked tenth as per International Chess Federation or FIDE’s latest ranking list.

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