Chess: Indian GM R Praggnanandhaa defeats world champion Magnus Carlsen

Chess: Indian GM R Praggnanandhaa defeats world champion Magnus Carlsen

• In Chess, Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated world champion, Magnus Carlsen in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters competition. Praggnanandhaa won with black pieces in 39 moves to halt Carlsen's run of three straight wins.
• Earlier, the Indian registered a solitary win versus Levon Aronian along with recording two draws and four defeats.
• Airthings Masters, is a 16-player online rapid chess tournament.
• Praggnanandhaa has become only the third Indian after Viswanathan Anand and P Harikrishna to beat Carlsen.

Published date : 22 Feb 2022 06:30PM