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New Delhi: Sixteen-year-old Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the eighth round of the online rapid chess tournament Airthings Masters.
Praggnanandhaa won with black pieces in 39 moves on Monday in a Tarrasch variation game to halt Carlsen’s run of three straight wins.
The Indian GM lies in joint 12th spot after eight rounds with eight points.
The Airthings Masters has a 16-player online rapid format, where the winner gets three points, while a draw earns him only one in the preliminary rounds. Seven more rounds remain in the preliminary phase.
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