Indian GM Vidit Gujrathi triumphs over world champion Magnus Carlsen in Chess Pro League

India's chess Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi got the better of five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen whileplaying for Indian Yogis in the Pro Chess League on Tuesday (February 21). The 28-year-oldGujrathi took advantage of a blunder by the top-ranked Carlsen, who represented the for Canada Chess Brahs, missed a checkmate in three late on Tuesday.

It is to be noted that Carlsen was competing in the Pro Chess League for Canada Chessbrahs, an online tournament for teams all across the globe. The competition comprises as many as 16 teams who take part in rapid games for a USD 150,000 prize pool. The Indian grandmaster Gujrathi emerged on top of his famed opponentwith black pieces, making the most of a tactical error from the 32-year-old Norwegian chess grandmaster.

Gujrathi took to his official Twitter handle to share the news himself. Beating the No. 1 ranked player in the online tournament, the Indian star was on cloud nine. He tweeted, "Just defeated the GOAT, World Champion, Magnus Carlsen!!" Here's his post after the famous win:

"We fought very hard, and I think the cherry on top for me was for sure to defeat Magnus," Vidith said after the contest. With this result, Gujrathi has joined an elite list of fellow Indian GMs including R Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi to beat Carlsen. Gujrathi will take a lot from this win going forward and try to retain the momentum in his upcoming assignments.