Arjun takes down Carlsen in blitz
India, June 22 -- Arjun Erigaisi took down world No.1 Magnus Carlsen in blitz on the final day of the Fide World Teams Rapid and Blitz Championship. The game lasted a marathon 119 moves and it comes days after the India No.1 took down Carlsen in the rapid time control earlier in the tournament.
Carlsen though struck back, scoring a dominant win over Arjun. While Arjun's MGD1 teammate Nihal Sarin took down Fabiano Caruana of WR Chess to force tie-breaks. The five-time world champion's team WR Chess prevailed over the all-Indian MGD1 side in the tiebreaks to finish fifth.
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