Teenage Chess Prodigy R Praggnanandhaa Beats International Champion Magnus Carlsen For second Time This 12 months

R Praggnanandhaa, 16-year-old chess prodigy, defeated Magnus Carlsen for the second one time this yr as he were given best of the arena champion within the 5th spherical of the continued Chessable Masters. Previous this yr, Praggnanandhaa had defeated Carlsen and now in a span of 3 months, he were given the simpler of the Norwegian as soon as once more.

Chessable Masters is a 16-player on-line speedy chess match. The competition between Carlsen and Praggnanandhaa was once headed in opposition to a draw however Carlsen made a giant mistake on his 40^th transfer after which resigned on his subsequent transfer.

Magnus Carlsen blunders and Praggnanandhaa beats the International Champion once more! https://t.co/J2cgFmhKbT #ChessChamps #ChessableMasters pic.twitter.com/mnvL1BbdVn

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Previous, Praggnanandhaa had gotten the simpler of Carlsen in Airthings Masters on-line speedy match in February this yr.

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After Day 2 of the Chessable Masters, Carlsen is on the 3rd spot with a rating of 15 whilst Praggnanandhaa is within the 5th spot with 12 issues.

China’s Wei Yi is within the most sensible spot with a rating of 18, adopted via David Anton who has a rating of 15.