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15-year-old Delhi boy who beat Magnus Carlsen went to bed without telling parents about the win

short by Anmol Sharma / on Wednesday, 26 August, 2026
After beating world number one Magnus Carlsen in 50 moves in an online blitz match, 15-year-old Delhi chess player Vandan Alankar Sawai went to bed without telling his parents about the win. His father later discovered the result while checking Vandan's Chess.com profile. His mother revealed that Vandan was reluctant to participate and that they had pushed him to play.
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