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The 17-year-old from Chennai is on the cusp of becoming the youngest ever World Championship contender.
The prize money for the Indian leg of the tour will be $500,000.
Praggnanandhaa's fans eagerly waited at the exit gate and presented him a crown of flowers, a shawl and bouquets.
The Indian Grandmaster, hailing from Tamil Nadu, stunned World No. 2 Fabiano Caruana in the semifinals.
Transgender players can still compete in the 'open' categories of tournaments.
Thirty-year-old Ding won the rapid chess playoff by 2.5 points to 1.5, capitalising on Nepomniachtchi's mistakes in time trouble in the last of the shorter-format games.
CCS has also announced a Capablanca Chess Foundation as part of it’s 7th anniversary celebration.
The lawsuit, filed at a US District Court in Missouri, also lists Carlsen's online chess platform Play Magnus, Chess.com executive Danny Rensch and American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura as defendants.
The 20-year-old Priyanka from Andhra Pradesh was found to have a pair of earbuds -- a banned item in chess tournaments -- in her jacket pocket.
Carlsen, 31, withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup in St Louis, Missouri, earlier this month after losing to the 19-year-old, who lags him by almost 200 Elo points.