Beating Magnus Carlsen is a dream for many chess players but a 16-year-old boy from India, R Praggnanandhaa, has managed to live this dream as he defeated the World No.1 in the online chess tournament, Airthings Masters.

Praggnanandhaa, playing with black pieces, ended Carlsen's three-match winning streak with a 32-move victory.

After the win, Praggnanandhaa became the talk of the town as Indian fans on Twitter hailed his achievement at such a young age. 

What a feat.... Congratulations to rockstar @rpragchess https://t.co/WQWlqqVEbr

— नवरंग (@Navrang) February 21, 2022

For those who don't follow chess, this is like an Indian youngster defeating Djokovic or Nadal https://t.co/lRIfKC8cI0

— Vismay Tejas Tolia (@VismayTolia) February 21, 2022

Whooaaaa ..... Praggguuuu for the win boyyy. That's how you know Indian Chess future is so bright. https://t.co/X4W7VRef9E

— latefrnt (@latefrnt) February 21, 2022

Proud moment for Indians https://t.co/RYyvTDsnoz

— Saurabh_Pandey (@psaurabh442) February 21, 2022

Praggnanandhaa had a forgettable start to the 16-player online rapid tournament. He lost four matches and played two draws before registering his first win. 

The win came against the World No.1 and the Indian teenager moved up to joint 12th spot after Day 2 of the tournament.

Praggnanandhaa beats World Champion Magnus Carlsen with the black pieces at the Airthings Masters 2022. It was an online game with a time control of 15+10.
Until now the only Indians to beat Magnus in a tournament game have been Anand and P. Harikrishna. Pragg now joins the list! pic.twitter.com/ZX1emeY9v6

— ChessBase India (@ChessbaseIndia) February 20, 2022

With the win, Praggnanandhaa became the third Indian to beat Norway's Carlsen. Only Viswanathan Anand and P. Harikrishna had managed to get the better of Carlsen.

After the win, much like any other teenager would say, Praggnanandhaa was looking forward to celebrating the big win by having a nice sleep. 

“I think it’s about just going to bed,” Praggnanandhaa told the International Chess Federation (FIDE) when asked how he was going to celebrate the win. 

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