Indian teenager Arjun Erigaisi stuns World Champion Magnus Carlsen in Aimchess Rapid tourney

Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi on Sunday hogged spotlight, beating world champion Magnus Carlsen in round seven of preliminaries of Aimchess Rapid online chess tournament.

19-year-old Erigaisi, who h gone down to compatriot Vidit Santosh Gujrathi to make a losing start in event, is currently in fifth place after eight rounds.

win over Norwegian superstar Carlsen in seventh round early on Sunday was Indian's first over world champion.

Erigaisi won three straight games, beating Nils Grandelius (Sweden), Daniel Naroditsky (USA) and Carlsen before settling for a draw against Jan-Krzyszstof Duda (Poland).

He has 15 points and is in fifth place behind Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov (17 points), Shahkriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) and Carlsen (both 16) and Duda (15).

Erigaisi h last month lost to Carlsen in final of Julius Baer Generation Cup online tournament. His 54-move win over world champion enabled him to bounce back after a slow start to event and brought him back in top eight.

Anor Indian D Gukesh is in sixth place with 12 points after mixed fortunes on second day of preliminaries.

After beating fellow countryman P Harikrishna in round five, he lost to Abdusattorov and Naroditsky in sixth and eighth round respectively. In between, he beat Grandelius in seventh.

or Indian players in fray, Gujrathi, itya Mittal and Harikrishna are in 10th, 11th and 15th spots after eight rounds of 15-round preliminary phase.

Gujrathi h an impressive win over world rapid champion Abdusattorov but draws against Grandelius and Naroditsky and a defeat at hands of Carlsen pegged him back.

Carlsen has not been at his best so far, having suffered two defeats (to Mamedyarov and Erigaisi) and escaped with a draw against young Indian GM Mittal in round four.

He faces Gukesh in ninth round.

Aimchess Rapid tournament is part of Meltwater Champions Tour and features 16 players, including five from India.