Bangladesh (Commonwealth) _ A nine-year-old Bangladeshi chess prodigy named Ryan Rashid Mugdha accomplished the unthinkable by defeating Norwegian grandmaster and five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen in an online chess match.
Bangladesh takes great pride in this remarkable achievement that has captivated the chess world.
The most popular online chess platform, Chess.com, hosted the thrilling match on January 18. Since he does not yet have his own profile or official chess title, Mugdha, a third-grader at South Point School in Dhaka, played using his instructor Naim Haque’s account.
Players played the game in the “bullet” style, a fast-paced chess variation where they had just one minute to complete their moves. Grandmasters, International Masters, and FIDE Masters all favor this format.
The platform’s random pairing mechanism unintentionally paired Mugdha with Carlsen, providing the young artist with an opportunity to showcase his skills. Carlsen accidentally moved the queen to the wrong square with a mouse click, giving Mugdha the chance to win.
Naim, Mugdha’s instructor, recalled the incident by saying, “I teach Mugdha chess, and he often loves to play online. After I gave him my ID, he called me out of the blue to claim that he had defeated Carlsen. I couldn’t believe it at first. I was astounded when he emailed me screenshots and every detail about the game”.
This feat is the most recent in Mugdha’s long list of successes. He competed for Bangladesh in the Asian School Chess Championship in Bangkok last December and is currently the country’s Under-10 Junior Champion.
Thanks to his victory over Carlsen, he is now considered one of the most talented young players in the chess world. Mahbubur Rashid, Mugdha’s father, and his coach were extremely proud of his accomplishment and referred to it as an inspiration for Bangladesh.
Mugdha, at just nine years old, has demonstrated unwavering excellence, and his chess career is just beginning.Although Carlsen has not addressed the matter, there is a widely held belief as to why the greatest player in the world lost to a nine-year-old who was using a FIDE Master’s account.
That now-familiar mouse slip in online chess seems to have happened to Magnus Carlsen. Magnus Carlsen’s actions on move 20 can only be explained in this way: he put his queen into the path of the white bishop with the sole intent of having her murdered.
He had a significant lead on the board before Carlsen’s move. The evaluation immediately shifted in favor of the Nayemhaque22 handle after he made the move. In an attempt to get his pawn to advance to another queen, Carlsen continued his fight for another thirty moves. However, he eventually quit.
Titled players battle for a share of the $1,000 prize pool in Bullet Brawl, a two-hour arena with a 1+0 time control hosted by Chess.com. Every Saturday at 12 p.m. is when the events happen.
For named players, the Bullet Brawl is a two-hour bullet arena with a 1+0 time limit. This score-based arena event pairs players based on their scores, not their ratings. By the end of the arena, the player with the highest point total wins.
Every Saturday, the tournament begins at 12 p.m. ET/18:00 CEST.The $1,000 weekly prize fund for the event is given out as follows:First: $400, Second: $250, Third: $150, Fourth: $100, and Top female player: $100
All named players are welcome to play Bullet Brawl. You need to be a member of the Chess.com Verified Titled Players club in order to take part in the event. After signing up, visit the club’s homepage or our Tournaments page to participate in the tournament no later than one hour before it begins.
