Arjun Erigaisi, a grandmaster from India, defeats Magnus Carlsen in the Aimchess Rapid online chess tournament.
Erigaisi recently exacted retribution in the ongoing online chess competition after losing to Carlsen in the Julius Baer Generation Cup final in September. Magnus Carlsen, Arjun Erigaisi, images via CNN and Chess Base In the preliminary round of the Aimchess Rapid online chess competition on Sunday (October 16), 19-year-old Indian grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi upset reigning five-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen. Erigaisi has defeated Carlsen for the first time in this match. Erigaisi had previously fallen to Carlsen in the September Julius Baer Generation Cup final. In the seventh round of the Aimchess Rapid online chess tournament's preliminary round, the Indian grandmaster defeated the world champion. The Indian grandmaster has managed to take fourth place in the competition after 8 rounds. It should be noted that there are 16 participants altogether in the Aimchess Rapid competition, including 5 from India. Arjun Erigaisi presently trails Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekis...