Sports News | Rela Hospital Fetes Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa

Chennai, Feb 25 (PTI) City-based Rela Hospital on Friday felicitated Indian chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa for beating World No. 1 Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen in the Airthings Masters, a prestigious rapid chess tournament held online recently.

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Speaking on the occasion, Prof Mohammed Rela, Chairman and Managing Director, Rela Hospital congratulated Praggnanandhaa on his "stupendous achievement" and said "it is indeed gratifying to see a young boy achieving this feat."

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"We have always been supportive of youngsters stepping up across various fields. I wish R Pragananadhaa more success in the years ahead," he was quoted as saying in the release.

The team of doctors and hospital staff organised a cake-cutting ceremony on the occasion.

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