Sun Mar 30 15:45:58 UTC 2025: ## Chess Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa Trades Checkmate for Dosa-Making Debut
**CHENNAI, INDIA –** Indian chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa, fresh off his historic victory at the Tata Steel Masters 2025, has taken on a new challenge: cooking dosas. A picture posted on X by his coach, Ramachandran Ramesh, shows the young grandmaster’s first attempt at making the popular South Indian pancake.
Ramesh’s post playfully documents Praggnanandhaa’s culinary journey, noting his improvement with each dosa. The tweet, which quickly went viral, included the caption: “First time R Praggnanandhaa learning to make Dosa at my cost. To be honest he got better with each attempt! Rendu dosa suda suda parcel!” (The Tamil phrase translates to “Two hot dosas for takeaway.”)
The internet reacted with amusement and admiration, with some users jokingly suggesting Praggnanandhaa launch a global dosa chain. One user commented, “Pragg can now start thinking about starting his dosa chain globally Pragg Dosa and Vada LLC with headquarters in Chennai and branches in Norway and Los Angeles.” Others praised his efforts as a form of “Gurudakshina,” a traditional offering to a teacher.
This lighthearted moment offers a refreshing contrast to Praggnanandhaa’s recent high-stakes chess victory. Earlier this year, he became the first Indian to win the Tata Steel Masters since Viswanathan Anand in 2006, defeating World Champion D Gukesh in a tense tiebreak. Now, it seems, the grandmaster is adding another skill to his impressive repertoire.
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