Armenian grandmaster Hayk Martirosyan has defeated the world’s highest-rated chess player, Magnus Carlsen, in the first game of their third-round group-stage encounter at the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026 in Budapest, the Armenian Chess Federation reports.
Martirosyan secured the victory playing with the white pieces.
The second game is scheduled for November 14 at 9:30 p.m. Armenia time, with Martirosyan playing black.
