R Praggnanandhaa defeats Magnus Carlsen for second time

This is the second time that the 16-year-old chess prodigy has thumped Carlsen in 2022. The contest that once seemed to head towards a draw took a turn towards the Indian after Carlsen's late blunder in the 40th move.

Hyderabad:Indian Grand Master R Praggnanandhaa on Friday scripted his second win over World Champion Magnus Carlsen this year by defeating him at the Chessable Masters in the fifth round of the clash.

This is the second time that the 16-year-old chess prodigy has thumped Carlsen in 2022. The contest that once seemed to head towards a draw took a turn towards the Indian after Carlsen's late blunder in the 40th move.

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With this win, Praggnanandhaa is keeping his chances alive of moving to the knockout stage of the USD 150,000 online tournament.

Despite the victory, the 16-year-old GM was not happy.

"I do not want to win that way!" said R Praggnanandhaa after Magnus Carlsen blundered.

The Indian GM now is 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.

Earlier, he had defeated the Norwegian in February for the first time at Airthings Masters.