India GM Arjun Erigaisi on Sunday stunned world champion <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/world-champion-magnus-carlsen-quits-game-amid-cheating-allegations-23246759" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Magnus Carlsen</a> in Round Seven of the preliminaries of the Aimchess Rapid online chess tournament.
Teenager Erigaisi, 19, who had gone down to compatriot Vidit Gujrathi, making &nbsp;a losing start in the event, is currently in fifth place after eight rounds.&nbsp;
The win over Norwegian superstar Carlsen was the Indian&rsquo;s first over the world champion. Erigaisi won three straight games, beating Nils Grandelius (Sweden), Daniel Naroditsky (USA) and Carlsen before settling for a draw against Jan-Krzyszstof Duda (Poland).
Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/chess-governing-body-to-investigate-magnus-carlsens-cheating-claims-23248327" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Chess governing body to investigate Magnus Carlsen&rsquo;s cheating claims</a>
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Teenager Erigaisi, 19, who had gone down to compatriot Vidit Gujrathi, making  a losing start in the event, is currently in fifth place after eight rounds

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