Ahmedabad, June 6 -- Adani Sportsline's "Garv Hai" athlete Praggnanandhaa R scripted history by becoming the first Indian champion at Norway Chess after an outstanding campaign in Oslo.

According to a press release, the 20-year-old Grandmaster finished ahead of a line-up featuring World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, reigning World Champion Gukesh D, Alireza Firouzja, Wesley So and Vincent Keymer. Along the way, he defeated Carlsen twice and registered a crucial classical victory over Gukesh, becoming the first Indian to lift one of chess's most coveted trophies.

Entering the final round in contention for the title, Praggnanandhaa held fellow Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi to a draw before prevailing in the Armageddon tiebreak. The result, co...