How Arjun Erigaisi took down Magnus Carlsen in 20 moves in blitz game
In a little less than six minutes and with just 20 moves on the board, Magnus Carlsen, the world’s greatest player of this generation, had waved the white flag of surrender in a blitz game. His conqueror, 21-year-old Arjun Erigaisi, had done the unthinkable: inflict a defeat on the World No.1, the Norwegian’s first at the Tata Steel Chess India tournament in 17 games across the rapid and blitz formats. Not to mention, Arjun Erigaisi was playing with black pieces. In the span of those 20 moves, Arjun Erigaisi had made things deeply uncomfortable for Magnus Carlsen on the board. The World No.1 looked away into the sea of people seated on his left at the Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium in Kolkata, muttered things to himself under his breath, shook his head in self-dejected annoyance and probably made a captured piece very nauseous by rapidly turning it over and over in his hand with the vigour of a spin bowler. By the time the end came and a dejected Magnus Carlsen extended his hand across the …
