Congrats to Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa!

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Congrats to Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa!

Post by Keith Arkell » Tue Apr 17, 2018 3:50 pm

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa makes his 2nd GM norm, at the age of 12, here in Heraklion, Crete:

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tourn ... 2018/9/1/1

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Re: Congrats to Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa!

Post by NickFaulks » Tue Apr 17, 2018 5:00 pm

His strategy seems to have been to draw with Black against the three GMs and bash up everyone else.
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Re: Congrats to Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa!

Post by Keith Arkell » Wed Apr 18, 2018 4:39 am

Yes, he played correctly against us and didn't take any chances ( actually, he was White against GM Nokolaidis - but even then he played very solidly). HIs remaining 5.5/6 was a bit bumpy in parts, eg Adam Taylor was doing well early on, and so was one of the young lads who made an IM norm. In fact that kid, one Georgios Mitsis, was doing rather well when they agreed to a draw.
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Re: Congrats to Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa!

Post by Kevin Thurlow » Wed Apr 18, 2018 8:51 pm

RP looked pretty solid at Reykjavik as well, although any risks looked well-calculated, and he had a good demeanour at the board. Nodirbek Abdusattorov was playing as well and I have written a report for a club magazine, where I (rather unhelpfully) say, "Remember these names".

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Re: Congrats to Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa!

Post by Mick Norris » Fri Apr 20, 2018 4:05 pm

I see he's playing in the fantastically strong IoM Masters
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Re: Congrats to Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa!

Post by AustinElliott » Fri Apr 20, 2018 4:35 pm

Mick Norris wrote:
Fri Apr 20, 2018 4:05 pm
I see he's playing in the fantastically strong IoM Masters
Given that's not until October, he'll presumably be a GM by then.

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Re: Congrats to Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa!

Post by LawrenceCooper » Fri Apr 20, 2018 5:12 pm

Best of luck to anyone facing him in his next rapid tournament with his current rating: https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=25059530


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Re: Congrats to Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa!

Post by David Robertson » Fri Apr 20, 2018 5:43 pm

Pfft! I hope someone advises the young lad that he can do very much better than Webster University, scholarship or not, PR stunt or not. Webster is a 2nd tier (regional) university, ranked #23 among Mid-Western universities. You won't have heard of the other 22 either. And then there's Polgar-Truong. Another reason to steer well clear

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Re: Congrats to Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa!

Post by Leonard Barden » Fri Apr 20, 2018 6:29 pm

David Robertson wrote:
Fri Apr 20, 2018 5:43 pm
Pfft! I hope someone advises the young lad that he can do very much better than Webster University, scholarship or not, PR stunt or not. Webster is a 2nd tier (regional) university, ranked #23 among Mid-Western universities. You won't have heard of the other 22 either. And then there's Polgar-Truong. Another reason to steer well clear
For Pragg the attraction will be a chess team with GM Le Quang Liem, GM Ray Robson, GM Illia Nyzhnyk and GM Alexander Shibanov. I don't see any evidence that he is academically and culturally gifted like, say, Vincent Keymer or Hou Yifan.

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Re: Congrats to Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa!

Post by LawrenceCooper » Sun Jun 24, 2018 9:28 am

Mick Norris wrote:
Sun Jun 24, 2018 8:55 am
2nd youngest GM in history
He just needs to work on his FIDE rapid rating now :lol: https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=25059530

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Re: Congrats to Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa!

Post by Mick Norris » Sun Jun 24, 2018 4:56 pm

Another under rated junior!
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Re: Congrats to Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa!

Post by Leonard Barden » Sun Jun 24, 2018 5:33 pm

LawrenceCooper wrote:
Sun Jun 24, 2018 9:28 am
Mick Norris wrote:
Sun Jun 24, 2018 8:55 am
2nd youngest GM in history
He just needs to work on his FIDE rapid rating now :lol: https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=25059530
The problem, not only for Pragg but for many other juniors including English juniors, is that the K=40 coefficient which applies in classical games for all under-18s rated below 2300, excludes rapid and blitz.

This means that a junior who has a low initial rapid or blitz rating when still weak cannot raise it quickly. if he or she makes fast improvement.

Pragg's first rapid rating was in 2012 when he was only seven years old, and this has deflated his rapid rating ever since.

It should be something that the secretary of the Qualifications Committee ought to have the influence to sort out.

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Re: Congrats to Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa!

Post by Richard Bates » Sun Jun 24, 2018 5:59 pm

Leonard Barden wrote:
Sun Jun 24, 2018 5:33 pm
LawrenceCooper wrote:
Sun Jun 24, 2018 9:28 am
Mick Norris wrote:
Sun Jun 24, 2018 8:55 am
2nd youngest GM in history
He just needs to work on his FIDE rapid rating now :lol: https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=25059530
The problem, not only for Pragg but for many other juniors including English juniors, is that the K=40 coefficient which applies in classical games for all under-18s rated below 2300, excludes rapid and blitz.

This means that a junior who has a low initial rapid or blitz rating when still weak cannot raise it quickly. if he or she makes fast improvement.

Pragg's first rapid rating was in 2012 when he was only seven years old, and this has deflated his rapid rating ever since.

It should be something that the secretary of the Qualifications Committee ought to have the influence to sort out.
Don’t think it’s really related to K-factor, simply that for many people participation in FIDE rated blitz and/or rapid tournaments just isn’t that common. Given that individual rapid/blitz ratings are by default their standard play FIDE rating at time of first tournament, the obvious solution would be to “reset” the ratings after a fixed period of inactivity. Either directly reset to their Standardplay rating, or perhaps to their St rating +/- (say) 100pts should the differential be greater.

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