Archive · 4 Aug 2025
Praggnanandhaa's Name Spelling Fumble Goes Viral
A video of chess player Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa went viral after he struggled to spell his own name.
This happened at the Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia.
Praggnanandhaa is a young chess player from India.
Meanwhile, Magnus Carlsen won the first-ever online chess competition at the same event, beating Alireza Firouzja in the final.
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa fumbled twice while spelling his name in a viral video.
The video was taken during the chess event at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh.
Praggnanandhaa is a 19-year-old chess player from India.
Magnus Carlsen won the inaugural online chess competition at the Esports World Cup.
Carlsen defeated Alireza Firouzja to win the title.
- Who
- R Praggnanandhaa, a chess player, and Magnus Carlsen, who won the competition.
- What
- R Praggnanandhaa fumbled while spelling his name in a video.
- When
- The video was taken during the chess event.
- Where
- The event took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- The article does not specify a reason for why the video went viral, but it did.
- Player
- R Praggnanandhaa
- Event
- Esports World Cup Chess
- Location
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Winner
- Magnus Carlsen
