Buoyed by his World Cup silver medal, GM <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/video/chess-grandmaster-r-praggnanandhaa-receives-grand-welcome-in-chennai-1072543" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">R Praggnanandhaa</a> is confident of Indian team&rsquo;s chances of winning gold at the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou.
India&rsquo;s new chess sensation was felicitated by Sports Minister Anurag Thakur at his residence on Friday. Praggnanandhaa feels India has a &ldquo;good chance&rdquo; of winning gold at the Asian Games. Praggnanandhaa is part of 10-member Indian team that will compete at the continental event.
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&ldquo;The last few months I have been doing really well. It gives me a lot of confidence. I think we [India] have very good chances of winning gold,&rdquo; Praggnanandhaa told PTI. The 18-year-old, who became the youngest silver medallist at the FIDE World Cup last week, was felicitated Thakur, a day after the GM met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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