Armenian Grandmaster Shant Sargsyan has defeated five-time World Chess Champion and FIDE’s top-ranked player, Magnus Carlsen, at the World Team Rapid Chess Championship in Hong Kong, the Armenian Chess Federation reported.

Armenia’s Sargsyan faced Carlsen in the seventh round of the championship and secured a victory over the Norwegian grandmaster.

Hong Kong is hosting the 2026 World Team Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships.

Sargsyan is ranked 74th in the FIDE world rankings as of June 2026.