The French flair in Pragg's triumph at Norway Chess
Bengaluru, June 9 -- The identity of a top player's team of seconds is perhaps one of the most closely guarded secrets in chess. On Monday, however, R Praggnanandhaa decided to break convention and reveal his extended team as a mark of gratitude days after his remarkable charge to the Norway Chess title with four classical wins in a row. His long-time coach and mentor, RB Ramesh, shared a photograph on X from a training camp held ahead of this year's Candidates with a shout out to Pragg's extended team.
The image featured Praggnanandhaa, his known second Vaibhav Suri, sister R Vaishali, and Ramesh. But it also revealed previously unknown members of the setup: French GMs Joseph Girel and Mahel Boyer, both in their early 20s, who have been pa...
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