Teenaged Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh upset Magnus Carlsen in round 9 of the preliminary phase of the Aimchess Rapid online chess tournament, as per PTI.?
Now he's the youngest to beat the world champion.?
The 16-year-old hailing from Chennai won to jump to 3rd place behind Poland's Jan-Krzystof Duda (25 points) and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan, 23 points) with 21 points after the 12th round.
Gukesh's 29-move dismantling of Carlsen comes one after Arjun Erigaisi had posted a maiden win over the world champion.?
"Gukesh just became the youngest player to ever beat Magnus after he became WC! Hats off to the 16-Year-Old Indian superstar," Meltwater Champions Chess Tour of which the Aimchess Rapid event is a part, said on Twitter.?
"Beating Magnus is always special, but I was not very proud of that game," said Gukesh.?