Overview

• Aarit held a winning position against Carlsen in the Early Titled Tuesday tournament but forced a draw on move 49 after losing on time.
• The 9-year-old Candidate Master from Delhi began playing chess at five and now trains five to six hours daily under IM Vishal Sareen.
• He is currently competing in the Under-10 World Championship in Batumi, Georgia, where he has won his first two games.
• India’s V Pranav won the Early Titled Tuesday title with 10 out of 11 points, while Carlsen and Hans Moke Niemann tied for second on 9.5 points.
• Last December, Kapil became the third-youngest player to defeat a grandmaster in classical chess when he beat Raset Ziatdinov, highlighting the surge of young Indian talent.