How a mother's unwavering support turned a child prodigy into India's latest chess sensation. This is the story of Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa...♟️
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00:31I used to go and knock the pieces off and disturb her
00:39And at the age of five I started to play my tournaments
00:50It was a different kind of experience for me
00:52I didn't know much about chess
00:54I started to train very seriously I must say
01:01I used to go and knock the pieces off and disturb her
01:14I think the GM title was the thing I was trying to break
01:17I think that's kind of prestigious
01:19But after that I realized actually it's one of the steps
01:22It's not the destination
01:30I used to go and knock the pieces off and disturb her
01:33I think that's kind of prestigious
01:35But after that I realized actually it's one of the steps
01:38It's not the destination
01:40I used to go and knock the pieces off and disturb her
01:43I think that's kind of prestigious
01:45But after that I realized actually it's one of the steps
01:48It's not the destination
01:50I used to go and knock the pieces off and disturb her
01:53I think that's kind of prestigious
01:55But after that I realized actually it's one of the steps
01:59I think Anand sir is an inspiration for me
02:02And I think not only for me but for so many people
02:05And you know it's always inspiring to see how he plays
02:17In these 10 tournaments I really wanted to beat him at least once
02:24I just told Prague that we all want to be like you
02:28He has been showing phenomenal results
02:30And going from strength to strength
02:52Chess is definitely getting popular so in that way I'm very happy
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