Indian Grandmaster Arjun Arigasi made headlines after defeating world champion Magnus Carlsen within the opening spherical of the Emches Rapid on-line chess event on Sunday.
The 19-year-old Arigasi, who had began out dropping to compatriot Vidit Santosh Gujrati, is now fifth after eight rounds.
The victory over Norwegian famous person Carlsen within the seventh spherical early on Sunday was India’s first victory for the world champions.
Arigasi defeated Nils Grandelius (Sweden), Daniil Naroditsky (USA) and Carlsen to win three straight video games, earlier than a draw in opposition to Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland).
He has 15 factors and is fifth behind Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusatorov (17 factors), Shahkariyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) and Carlsen (each 16) and Duda (15).
Arigasi misplaced to Carlsen within the remaining of the Julius Baer Generation Cup on-line event final month. His 54-move victory over the world champions noticed him bounce again after a sluggish begin to the occasion and put him again within the prime eight.
Another Indian, D Gukesh, is on the sixth spot with 12 factors after blended luck on the second day of the prelims.
After defeating fellow countryman P Harikrishna within the fifth spherical, he misplaced to Abdusatorov and Naroditsky within the sixth and eighth rounds respectively. Meanwhile he defeated Grandelius within the seventh.
Other Indian gamers Gujrati, Aditya Mittal and Harikrishna are ranked tenth, eleventh and fifteenth after eight rounds of the preliminary spherical of 15.
Gujrati had a formidable win over world fast champion Abdusatorov, however drew in opposition to Grandelius and Naroditsky and misplaced by the hands of Carlsen to carry him again.
Carlsen has not been at his finest thus far, having suffered two defeats (to Mamedyarov and Arigasi) and survived a draw in opposition to younger Indian GM Mittal within the fourth spherical.
He will face Gukesh within the ninth spherical.
The Amches Rapid event is a part of the Meltwater Champions Tour and options 16 gamers, together with 5 from India.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
