Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - The current holder of the chess crown, Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, lost to Nodirbek Abdusattorov from Uzbekistan at the World Rapid Championship, which is being held in Warsaw.

Abdusattorov defeated the Norwegian in the 10th round. Carlsen played with white pieces. 17-year-old Abdusattorov took the lead in the standings with eight points.

On Monday, after the second day of competition, Carlsen was in the lead with 7.5 points.

“I was a little lucky, because he could immediately force a draw through the transfer of the queen to the h5-square. In general, the game was almost equal to the end. The tournament is not over yet, so I have to focus on the next games,” he said.