Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay presented Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa with a cash reward of ₹50 lakh for his historic victory at the Norway Chess 2026 tournament.
During the felicitation ceremony at the Chief Secretariat in Chennai, Vijay also played a game of chess with Praggnanandhaa, which the 20-year-old chess prodigy won.
Praggnanandhaa scripted history by claiming the Norway Chess 2026 crown in Oslo after defeating Germany's Vincent Keymer in the tenth and final round.
