Freestyle Chess tournament: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa beats world number 1 Carlsen in Las Vegas
Indian grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa continued his strong run in 2025 and registered a landmark victory against world number one Magnus Carlsen during the Freestyle Grand Slam chess event in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
The Indian chess star played with the white pieces and dominated the show against the senior opponent in the clash.
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa took an outright lead in the group in the tournament.
The Indian teen dismantled the Norwegian great in just 39 moves.
His win against the senior further established the position in the global chess paradigm.
According to reports, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa maintained a remarkable 93.9% accuracy in the match, much stronger than Carlsen's 84.9%.
The Las Vegas round of the tournament assumes significance since it was co-founded by Carlsen himself.
Magnus Carlsen, winner of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam events in Paris and Karlsruhe and overall tour leader, ended his run in Las Vegas on the losing side.
Already knocked out of the title contention, Carlsen finished shared fourth place in his group and was eliminated in a playoff by Levon Aronian.
He now drops into the lower bracket, where he can finish no higher than third, reads the official website of the tournament.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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