Ivannikov spoke about his impressions after defeating Carlsen in chess.

Russian chess player Maxim Ivannikov, who defeated Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen in the Title Tuesday online tournament, shared his impressions of the triumph with Izvestia on Wednesday, June 25.

"At first I was happy, but I couldn't believe that I had won against Magnus," said the 15-year-old athlete.

According to the chess player, at some point the grandmaster made a mistake, and the initiative passed to him.

"I already felt that my position was better, then it was just a matter of implementing [the plan]," Ivannikov concluded.

Maxim Ivannikov is a candidate master of the International Chess Federation. Magnus Carlsen is a grandmaster, a five—time winner of the rapid World Championships and an eight-time winner of the blitz.

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On June 24, it became known about Ivannikov's victory over Norwegian Carlsen. Then, in the weekly Title Tuesday prize tournament, the game ended on the 33rd move.