Magnus Carlsen suffered another Indian setback as Arjun Erigaisi stunned the world no

India GM Arjun Erigaisi (PTI Photo) Magnus Carlsen’s recent struggles against India’s elite young grandmasters continued on Thursday as Arjun Erigaisi caused a major stir at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships in Hong Kong.Just weeks after suffering back-to-back defeats against R Praggnanandhaa in Norwegian chess, the world number one found himself on the wrong side of another result against an Indian opponent. This time it was Arjun who emerged victorious as he defeated Carlsen in Round 6 while representing Team MGD1.Playing with the black pieces, Arjun capitalized on a costly late mistake by the Norwegian superstar to secure victory in just 30 moves. The encounter began with a Reti Opening before transposing into the Three Knights Variation of the Queen’s Gambit Rejected.The game itself was far from flawless. Both players found themselves under pressure and making inaccuracies along the way. Arjun appeared to give Carlsen an opportunity when he lost his rook with 26…Rd8, but the world champion failed to capitalize.Instead, the decisive error came four moves later. Carlsen’s rook error allowed Arjuna to take control of the position and the Indian grandmaster quickly converted the advantage. The capture of the queen on f3 (Qxf3) left Carlsen without a viable defense, forcing Noro to resign.Time management also played a significant role in the final stages. With almost a minute left on the clock for Arjuna, Carlsen was operating with just 12 seconds left and added further pressure at the critical moments of the contest.The win proved to be key to the overall team result as MGD1 defeated WR Chess 3.5-2.5. Aryan Abhijeet Shah also contributed to an important win for MGD1 by defeating Wadim Rosenstein.WR Chess only managed one round win, Fabiano Caruana beating Abhimanya Puranika.After six rounds, the MGD1 team is second in the standings with 13 points. They follow Dragon Chilling, table toppers led by former world champion Ding Liren of China. Meanwhile, WR Chess are in 12th place with 10 points.Carlsen entered the event as the reigning world champion in both rapid and blitz chess. Arjun, meanwhile, continues to establish himself among the game’s elite after claiming bronze medals in both formats at last year’s World Championships in Doha.The result further underlined the growing influence of the new generation of Indian grandmasters, with Arjun adding his name to the list of Indian players who have troubled the world’s best on the biggest stages in recent times.