An Indian child achieves a miracle.. He beat the smartest man in the world (video)
16-year-old Indian chess grandmaster Rameshappu Pragnananda received a flurry of praise on Tuesday after his resounding victory over the world number one in Norway's Sven Magnus Carlsen in an online tournament.
The Indian teenager beat the 31-year-old Carlsen late Monday night on Tuesday in the Earthings Masters Speed Chess Tournament.
"It's time to go to bed, I don't think I can have dinner at 2:30 in the morning," Bragnananda said curtly after winning the black with 39 moves.
India's chess prodigy #Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa defeats World No.
1 Magnus Carlsen in the eighth round of the #AirthingsMasters rapid online chess tournament.
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— IndianinDenmark (@IndiainDenmark) February 22, 2022
Other players have beaten Magnus Carlsen in the past, including India's Viswanathan Anand and Bentala Harikrishna, but Bragnananda is the youngest since the Norwegian won the world title in 2013.
The Indian teenager, born in Chennai (formerly Madras) in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, became the youngest international professor in history at the age of 10 in 2016.
Celebrated as the greatest Indian chess player of all time, five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand tweeted: "Always proud of our talents! Very good day Pragnananda."
Indian cricket star Sachin Tendulkar has also joined the group of tributes to young Pragnananda who is widely seen as a future contender for the world title.
"What a great feeling Prague must have," Tendulkar wrote on Twitter. "He is only 16 years old and he has beaten the experienced and award-winning Magnus Carlsen, and what's more, he played in black, it's magic," wishing him A successful and long career in chess.
"You make India proud!".
On Monday, Carlsen announced that he had felt the consequences of the "Covid-19" virus that he had recently contracted.
"Today was better, but the first two days I was barely feeling good, lacked energy and found it difficult to focus," he said.
The Norwegian won his fifth consecutive world title last December, when he defeated Russian Ian Nepomniacchi after an epic eight-hour match, the longest in the world championships.
Bragnananda's victory came after a disappointing performance in the tournament, his latest victory in the eighth round against Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian.
"His results over the past six months have oscillated between two extremes," Bragnananda coach RB Ramesh told ESPN.
"This volatility can be worrying and needs stability. This victory over Magnus is important. Overcoming one of the strongest players in chess history is a big moment for him," he added.
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