Haik Martirosyan has defeated Magnus Carlsen

In the first game of the third round of the group stage at the "Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026", currently taking place in Budapest, Hungary, the top-rated Armenian GM Haik Martirosyan, playing with the white pieces, scored a victory over GM Magnus Carlsen.

The second game of the round will start today at 21:30, with Haik playing with the black pieces.

You can follow the game here.

Congratulations to Haik, and best of luck in the next game!