Must Watch! What Chess Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa said after ‘Checkmating’ Tamil Nadu CM Vijay

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday felicitated Indian Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and presented him with a cash reward of Rs 50 lakh on behalf of the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu, following the chess prodigy's historic victory at the Norway Chess 2026 tournament. The felicitation ceremony was held at the Chief Secretariat in Chennai, where the Chief Minister also played a game of chess with the 20-year-old Grandmaster, who recently became the first Indian player to win the prestigious Norway Chess title. Sharing details of the honour on X, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Office (CMO) wrote, "Honourable Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Thiru. Joseph Vijay, today at the Chief Secretariat, presented a cheque for 50 lakh rupees as a prestigious cash incentive to Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa, who became the first Indian to win the title in the Norway Chess 2026 series held in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, thereby creating a historic milestone, and played a game of chess with Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa." #Praggnanandhaa #RPraggnanandhaa #NorwayChess2026 #ChessChampion #JosephVijay #TamilNaduCM #Grandmaster #IndianChess #ChessNews #NorwayChess #Chennai #TamilNadu #SportsNews #HistoricVictory #ChessProdigy #Oslo #IndiaPride #BreakingNews #ChessTournament #LatestNews Join ANI's YouTube membership to get access to perks:    / @aninewsindia   Subscribe now and press the bell icon 🔔 to get new video updates: https://bit.ly/2UV4ygi -------------------------------------- ANI is South Asia's leading Multimedia News Agency providing content for every information platform, including TV, Internet, broadband, newspapers, and mobiles. Subscribe now! Enjoy and stay connected with us!! ☛ Subscribe to ANI News YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2UV4ygi ☛ Visit our Official website: https://www.aninews.in/ ☛ Follow ANI:   / ani   ☛ Follow us on Snapchat:   / @ani-news   ☛ Like us:   / aninews.in   ☛ Email to: [email protected], [email protected] ☛ Instagram:   / ani_trending   , https://www.instagram.com/podcast_ani... ☛ Copyrights © All Rights Reserved ANI Media Pvt Ltd.