India’s R Praggnanandhaa stuns World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen at Airthings Masters chess tournament
\nIndian teenager R Praggnanandhaa clinched a stunning win over Magnus Carlsen, his first-ever in any form of chess against the Norwegian World No. 1, at the Airthings Masters.
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\nFebruary 21, 2022UPDATED: February 21, 2022 12:09 IST<\/p>\n
Indian teenager R Praggnanandhaa stuns World No.1 chess great Magnus Carlsen (Photo Courtesy: FIDE)<\/p>\n
16-year-old Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa clinched his first-ever victory over World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in any form of chess in the 8th round of Airthings Masters, an online rapid chess tournament on Monday.<\/p>\n
Praggnanandhaa won with black pieces to end Carlsen’s 3-match winning run at the Airthings Masters in just 19 moves in a Tarrasch variation game.<\/p>\n
The Indian GM lies in joint 12th spot after eight rounds with eight points. His spectacular win over Carlsen comes after a moderate run in the earlier rounds, which included a solitary victory over Lev Aronian, two draws and four defeats.<\/p>\n
Asked what he would do to celebrate the stunning victory over Carlsen, Praggnanandhaa said: “I think it\u2019s about just going to bed,” as reported by Chess24.<\/p>\n
He drew against Anish Giri and Quang Liem Le and lost to Eric Hansen, Ding Liren, Jan-Kryzstof Duda and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.<\/p>\n
Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi, who lost the world championship match a few months ago to the Norwegian world no 1 Carlsen, is on top of the standings with 19 points followed by Ding Liren and Hansen (both on 15 points).<\/p>\n
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