Guwahati, Sept. 9 -- Abhimanyu Mishra rewrote history by turning out to be the youngest ever player in history to defeat a reigning World champion in classical chess.

The 16-year-old US chess player beat current world champion D Gukesh in the fifth round of the ongoing FIDE Grand Swiss on Monday.

Mishra has already earned the fame of being the youngest ever player to beat a grandmaster in chess history.

Mishra however is not content.

"Even though I won, it doesn't feel as pleasing as my previous games in the tournament. It wasn't a very clean game," Mishra told FIDE following his victory,"he added.

"But the tournament is going better than I could have possibly imagined. If I keep up this form I have a very real chance of winning the ...