![]() ![]() He beat Adam Kozak in round 3 and then Kiril Shevchenko in round 4 to reach 2709. ![]() From 2690 Pragg made a jump to 2700.5 after these 2 wins. Pragg did so by winning his first two round games against Sanan Sjugirov and Parham Maghsoodloo at the Geza Hetenyi Memorial in Budapest. Praggnanandhaa became the 8th Indian in the history of the sport to cross the elusive barrier of 2700 Elo in classical chess and become a super GM. In this article we tell you how Pragg managed to break the 2700 Elo barrier, the people who have been instrumental in him achieving it and also the reaction of the top players in Indian chess community. That's what Praggnanandhaa managed to achieve on 12th of July when he beat Parham Maghsoodloo in the second round of the Geza Hetenyi Memorial 2023. But for the select few who are extremely good at the sport, there is also an unofficial title - that of Super GM. You start being called a super GM in the world of chess, when you cross the Elo of 2700. For most of us chess has two titles - IM at 2400 Elo, and GM at 2500 Elo. ![]()
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