With this win, the Indian GM is now placed in the fifth spot on the leaderboard. Carlsen is in the third spot with 12 points, and China's Wei Yi is on top with 18 points at the end of Day 2 of the tournament.
Digital Desk: India's 16-year-old Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu defeats World Champion Magnus Carlsen for the second time in just three months. On Friday, he got better of the Norwegian in the fifth round of the Chessable Masters online rapid chess tournament.
The fifth round match of the tournament was headed towards a draw, but a one-move blunder from the world champion Magnus Carlsen resulted in his defeat. Despite the victory, the 16-year-old Grandmaster was not happy.
"I do not want to win that way!" said R Praggnanandhaa after Magnus Carlsen's wrong move.
With this win, the Indian GM is now placed in the fifth spot on the leaderboard. Carlsen is in the third spot with 12 points, and China's Wei Yi is on top with 18 points at the end of Day 2 of the tournament.
The young Indian Grandmaster beat World No 1 Carlsen in the eighth round of the online rapid chess tournament. Following his victory, Indian Chess icon Vishwanathan Anand, Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, and several others congratulated him.
