Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi stuns World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen

Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi stunned World Champion Magnus Carlsen in a Pro Chess League match for his maiden victory over the World No. 1.

Playing for Indian Yogis, Gujrathi won the match with black pieces after capitalising on a mistake by Carlsen who missed a checkmate in three late on Tuesday.

Carlsen was playing for Canada Chessbrahs in the Pro Chess League, an online tournament featuring 16 teams playing rapid games with a prize fund of USD 150,000.

"Just defeated the GOAT, World champion, Magnus Carlsen!!:)," Gujrathi tweeted after beating the five-time and reigning world champion Norwegian.

28-year-old Gujrathi joined the likes of fellow Indian Grandmasters R Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi in beating Carlsen. The Indian trio had earlier pulled off wins over the Norwegian chess wizard in 2022.

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