On Friday, India's 16-year-old Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu stunned World Champion Magnus Carlsen for the second time in just three months as he got the 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 Carlsen resulted in his defeat.
Despite the win, the 16-year-old GM was not happy. "I do not want to win in that way!" said R Praggnanandhaa.
With the victory, the Indian GM is now placed at fifth place on the leaderboard. Carlsen is in the third spot with 12 points with China's Wei Pi on top of the table with 18 points at the end of the s Day 2 of the tournament.
Earlier, Praggnanandhaa had got the better of the world champ in the Airthings Master online rapid tournament in February this year.
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