Magnus Carlsen is defeated by Praggnanandhaa in Chess Tournament
The 18-year-old Indian 64-squares phenom R Praggnanandhaa defeated World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in a classical game for the first time late on Wednesday in a round 3 match at the Norway Chess tournament in Carlsen's home nation.
The fact that Praggnanandhaa's sister Vaishali finished the third round at the top of the women's standings after narrowly defeating Anna Muzychuk in the Armageddon added to the sweetness of the day.
Carlsen chose not to castle at all, throwing what he himself called a "risky" opening at Praggnanandhaa. Rather, he attempted to catch the Chennai-based adolescent off guard. However, the ruse failed. Though Praggnanadhaa was taken aback at first, he quickly put pressure on the five-time world champion.
In the actual game, Pragg took thirty-one seconds to move 1.e4, pushing his king's pawn forward—possibly the most well-liked opening move for white. In response, Carlsen casually pushed his pawn to c5. And then there was an Open Sicilian. Pragg pointed out that, in his opinion, he made a mistake by allowing his knight to be taken on the twentieth move.
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