An 18-year-old Uzbek chess player defeats Magnus Carlsen in just 3 minutes

06:18 23 August 2024 Sport
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Almas Rakhmatullaev defeated four-time world champion Magnus Carlsen in the 'Titled Tuesday' chess tournament. He demonstrated his potential by scoring 8 points out of 11 opportunities in the evening round of the competition.

Rakhmatullaev displayed a remarkable game, defeating several strong chess players, including notable opponents such as Magnus Carlsen and Arjun Erigaisi.

The "Titled Tuesday" tournament is a popular online event hosted on the Chess.com platform. It brings together "titled" chess players—those who possess at least a title of Master or higher—to compete in blitz format. The tournament's prize fund is 1,600 USD. The first-place winner receives 750 USD.

It should be noted that although Almas Rakhmatullaev did not reach the prize-winning positions, he demonstrated his potential on the chessboard. 

Earlier, it was reported that Nodirbek Abdusattorov could earn more than 1,250,000,000 UZS.

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