Teen Grandmaster beats chess world champ Carlsen

STORY: This teen defeated chess world champion Magnus Carlsen

LOCATOR: Chennai, India

(SOUNDBITE) (English) 16-YEAR-OLD GRANDMASTER, RAMESHBABU PRAGGNANANDHAA, SAYING:

"It was very hard because the game also starts at 3 am in the morning and I also prepared for it by sleeping every day, changing my routine.

"I was happy in general to win. It gives me huge confidence."

Praggnanandhaa, also called Pragg, is a chess Grandmaster at 16 years old

He took down Carlsen in 39 moves during the Airthings Masters

becoming the youngest player to beat the 31-year-old world champ

Pragg’s victory brought him praise from cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar

and made his father proud

(SOUNDBITE) (English) FATHER OF PRAGGNANANDHAA, RAMESH BABU, SAYING:

'I was very happy with the result. By that time I was sleeping. Praggnanandhaa came and told me that he won (against) Magnus Carlsen. He was very happy."