Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa defeated world chess champion Magnus Carlsen for the second time in 2022, as per Reuters.
He won at the Chessable Masters online rapid chess tournament.?
The 16-year-old had earlier beaten him at the Airthings Masters in February.?
He capitalised on a blunder Carlsen made towards the end of the game.?
Praggnanandhaa said he was in the middle of his school exams but did not want to miss out on this opportunity.?
The Chennai prodigy is in great form.?
He has won the Reykjavik Open in April and finished 3rdat the La Roda Open.?
In the 1st victory over Carlsen, Praggnanandhaa won with black pieces in 39 moves in a Tarrasch variation game to halt Carlsen's run of three straight wins.?
That win made him only the third Indian in history to defeat Magnus Carlsen after former World Champion Vishwanathan Anand and GM Pentala Harikrishna.?????