No, it isn't. Especially not if it is online rapid tournament. Indian journalists made it news. :-)
On another note, I like that guy and he is great talent, I followed his games live during the recent Tata Steel tournament (that was real classic chess tournament). He will need to prove himself against other such talents like Firouzja, which I think is around 18 and also very good, ando also that young Hungarian guy has a lot of promise. Hopefully they bring Magnus down soon. ;-)
Exactly this. I was very confused why this in particular was made into a news story, because in online rapid chess, and even more so for bullet, the only surprising outcome would be if he didn't lose a whole bunch of games.
On another note, I like that guy and he is great talent, I followed his games live during the recent Tata Steel tournament (that was real classic chess tournament). He will need to prove himself against other such talents like Firouzja, which I think is around 18 and also very good, ando also that young Hungarian guy has a lot of promise. Hopefully they bring Magnus down soon. ;-)