KOLKATA: World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen suffered his first defeat in the Tata Steel India Open Rapid and Blitz tournament here on Saturday, but that could not deny him from finishing on top of the points table after Day One of the blitz meet.
After winning the rapid category on Friday, Carlsen was again on a roll winning five and drawing two matches till Indian youngster Arjun Erigaisi stunned him in a spectacular fashion with black in just 20 moves in the eighth round. The loss perhaps dented Carlsen's momentum who drew with Vidit Gujarathi in the ninth and last round of the day to end with 6.5 points out of a possible 9.
