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Hindustan Times
09-06-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Arjun Erigaisi overtakes D Gukesh in FIDE chess rankings, becomes new India No. 1
Arjun Erigaisi is the new India No. 1 and overtaking D Gukesh in the updated FIDE rankings. In the June FIDE rankings, Erigaisi occupies third position, ahead of Gukesh, who is now fifth with 2776 Elo rating points. Meanwhile, Erigaisi has bagged 2782 Elo rating points. But after the conclusion of Norway Chess 2025, Erigaisi (2778.6) fell to fourth position in the live chess rankings. Meanwhile, Gukesh also fell to fifth position, with 2776.6 Elo rating points. Norway Chess 2025 saw Magnus Carlsen win the title for a record-seventh time, finishing on top with 16 points. Meanwhile, American GM Fabiano Caruana (15.5) came second, followed by D Gukesh (14.5) in third position. Meanwhile, American GM Hikaru Nakamura is fourth with 14 points and Erigaisi came fifth with 13. Wei Yi finished bottom of the standings with 9.5 points. Speaking to Chess24 at the sidelines of the tournament, Carlsen also had a warning for Gukesh, stating, 'I think if Hikaru (Nakamura) or Fabi (Caruana), or probably Nepo (Ian Nepomniachtchi) for that matter, win the Candidates they would be, at the moment, they would be a favorite in a match against Gukesh. Hikaru's come close twice. He's still extremely good so there's no reason why he couldn't.' 'Gukesh showed in this tournament he's on track, he's doing fantastic, but he's not ahead of track,' he added. Speaking on his defeat to Gukesh in Round 6, Carlsen said, 'Honestly, it could have meant a lot to me if I had finished off the game against Gukesh and then played a really good tournament. Now, regardless of what happens, it would kind of be like a bit of stumbling into a win.' Carlsen beat Gukesh in their Round 1 meeting, but the Indian GM bagged his first classical win against the World No. 1 in Round 6, taking advantage of a huge time scramble blunder.
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First Post
07-06-2025
- Sport
- First Post
Carlsen takes a brutal dig at Gukesh, Erigaisi after winning Norway Chess: 'I can outplay the kids'
Despite a campaign that was far from perfect, world No 1 Magnus Carlsen successfully defended his Norway Chess title on Friday, finishing ahead of world champion D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi. read more Magnus Carlsen made it amply clear that he still is the best player in the world across formats by successfully defending his Norway Chess title on Friday , winning the elite tournament for a record-extending seventh time despite a campaign that was far from perfect. Carlsen clinched the title on the final day of the elite competition in spite of being held to a draw by Arjun Erigaisi and losing the subsequent Armageddon playoff. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Classical world champion D Gukesh, who was half-a-point behind the Norwegian ahead of the 10th and final round, lost to Fabiano Caurana to finish third, with the American Grandmaster leapfrogging him to the second spot. Also Read | 'Gukesh won't be favourite in World Championship match if…': Carlsen makes strong prediction The final result of the two-week tournament in Stavanger, Norway also gave a fair idea that the old guard is here to stay, with 34-year-old Carlsen and 32-year-old Caruana finishing in the top-two spots and 37-year-old Hikaru Nakamura finishing fourth after collecting a solitary point against Chinese GM Wei Yi in the final round. 'I might be back here next year' Carlsen, for one, feels Gukesh, Arjun and the rest of the young brigade, talented as they are, aren't quite ready to take over the chess world just yet, and that he can still 'outplay the kids'. And despite being highly critical of the Classical format in recent months and suggesting earlier in the tournament that his days in the format might be numbered, Carlsen hinted at returning to Norway Chess next year. 'I don't think I will be playing a lot (of Classical chess), but I am also not guaranteeing that I'm never playing a classical tournament again. I might be back here next year. I cannot be sure,' Carlsen said on the live broadcast after being crowned champion on Friday. 'At the very least it's nice to see I can still play. And it's nice to see that at least in parts of the game I can still be quite a lot better than the guys who are trying to take over," he added. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'I generally feel that I can outplay the kids (like Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi) which feels good. It's good to see that at least in parts of the game I am a lot better than kids who are trying to take over,' Carlsen said in a separate interview with Chess24. Carlsen has been the world No 1 in chess since 2011, having won the World Championship five times starting with a victory over Indian legend Viswanathan Anand in 2013, before voluntarily deciding against defending his title in 2022 citing lack of interest in the format. He has been heavily involved with Freestyle Chess, a.k.a. Chess960, in recent months, having co-founded the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour and the Freestyle Chess Players Club with German entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner. Latest latest triumph at Norway Chess, however, indicates that he isn't done with Classical format just yet.
Indian Express
07-06-2025
- Sport
- Indian Express
Magnus Carlsen keeps option of playing classical chess open: ‘Not saying never playing again'
Magnus Carlsen is not ending his classical career. At least not right away. Carlsen said he was 'on the fence' about quitting the most traditional format of the sport. This comes on the back of the world no 1 suggesting more than once that he was considering not playing classical chess at all. 'I don't think I will be playing a lot (of classical chess), but I am also not guaranteeing that I'm never playing a classical tournament again. I might be back here next year. I cannot be sure,' he said on the live broadcast of Norway Chess on Friday after winning his home event for the seventh time in 13 years of asking. 'At the very least it's nice to see I can still play. And it's nice to see that at least in parts of the game I can still be quite a lot better than the guys who are trying to take over.' Carlsen said over and over that winning the title this year was more of a 'relief than joy'. But asked on the Chess24 broadcast if he had sent a message to the young stars hoping to take his place by winning, he said he hadn't, since he had 'stumbled over the finish line'. 'I generally feel that I can outplay the kids (like Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi) which feels good,' he said with a shrug. 'It's good to see that at least in parts of the game I am a lot better than kids who are trying to take over.' Barring a few games a year in European leagues, Carlsen only plays the classical format at Norway Chess, whose rise to a super-elite tournament in 13 years has been inextricably linked with his own rise as the world's greatest player of this generation. When the first tournament was held, Carlsen was yet to win his first world championship title. Now, he's lost the appetite for the format after winning five. His father Henrik had told Indian media recently that his son does enjoy the classical format at Norway Chess — two hours for each player with players getting just 10-second increments from the 41st move — as it was spicy. He's frequently warmed up for games at Norway Chess with a round of golf, rather than hours of prep that others indulge in. The two games Carlsen, the world no 1, played against the world champion Gukesh at the tournament were significant and were extra spicy too. After beating Gukesh in round 1, Carlsen had tweeted a quote from The Wire, 'If you come for the king you better not miss.' After losing to Gukesh in round 6, Carlsen had slammed the table in a moment that was memed, spoofed and recreated around the world. After that defeat, Carlsen had said that the loss had made him question why he was playing in the format. Carlsen has spoken a couple of times about losing interest in the tournament after that ego-bruising defeat to Gukesh. But it was only after winning the title on Friday that he showed how deep the gash from the loss was. 'My reaction didn't really stop there (with slamming his fist). I was so out of it that I had to jump out of the car on the way back and just take several minutes just to compose myself,' he said. He said that the pain he felt after the defeat to Gukesh was the strongest emotion he had experienced in the tournament. 'There were some encouraging signs. But I also feel very old.' He was then asked to pick one player from the young lot who could dominate the sport like he did. 'There's no one at the moment,' he told Chess24 with a light slap on his chair's armrest. 'There could be, but at the moment it's not likely. Gukesh showed that he's on track at this tournament. But he's not way ahead of track as we may have thought. They're not ready to take over. Every single one of them has very clear flaws in their games, which you're supposed to do. Once-in-a-generation talent are once-in-a-generation for a reason.' (The writer is in Stavanger at the invitation of Norway Chess) Amit Kamath is Assistant Editor at The Indian Express and is based in Mumbai. ... Read More
India Today
07-06-2025
- Sport
- India Today
D Gukesh unlikely to replicate my dominance at the moment: Magnus Carlsen
Magnus Carlsen feels that D Gukesh and the rest of the Indian talent are not going to replicate his dominance in chess at the moment after winning the Norway Chess on Friday, June 6. Carlsen won the tournament for the seventh time after a blunder from Gukesh in his match against Fabiano Caruana cost the World Champion dearly and he slipped to a loss. advertisementThis meant that Carlsen, who drew his match against Arjun Erigaisi from an unfavourable position, clinched the title. Speaking to Chess24, the World No.1 was asked if the Indian talent, including Gukesh, Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa will be able to replicate his success in chess. Carlsen responded by saying that it is unlikely at the moment. The World No.1 said that Gukesh showed during the tournament that he is on track but isn't way ahead when it comes to his development at this time. "There is no one. No one at the moment. That's the honest answer. There could be, but at the moment it's not likely. I think Gukesh showed in this tournament that he's on track, he's doing fantastic, but he's maybe he not way ahead of track as we may have thought. I think he's kind of a little bit where I was 2008, 2009-ish. You can do extremely well, but you can still see that there are that great results, like they come not only with the quality of the positional play, but it's a lot of fighting qualities. But that is what kids are supposed to do." advertisement"You're not supposed to master everything at that age. As for the others, yes, they are good, but the likelihood of one of them becoming like a very clear number one. I don't see it very clearly at the moment," said Gukesh. 'Every single one of them has clear flaws in their game'Carlsen feels that the older guys are better at the moment and the young guns aren't ready to take over just yet as they have very clear flaws in their games. "At the moment, I still think that the older guys are better, and they're not ready to take over like that. Every single one of them has very, very clear flaws in their games," said Carlsen. Tune InTrending Reel
Hindustan Times
07-06-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
'D Gukesh showed he's on track… but he's not ahead of track': Magnus Carlsen roasts World Champ's Norway Chess campaign
Norway Chess 2025 came to a wrap on Friday, and the final day was filled with epic drama. Magnus Carlsen's game vs Arjun Erigaisi ended in a draw, and then he won the title as Fabiano Caruana defeated D Gukesh. Trying to a stage a comeback, a massive blunder by Gukesh in a time scramble, saw him lose to Caruana in heartbreaking manner. The Indian GM needed a win. Meanwhile, Carlsen ended the tournament with 16 points and Caruana came second with 15.5. Meanwhile, Gukesh is third with 14.5 points. Speaking to ANI after the tournament, Carlsen said, 'I feel great. It is a relief to win the tournament. In the end, it was such a rollercoaster, but it is good.' Giving his verdict on Gukesh and Arjun, he remarked, 'They are all very good (Gukesh and Arjun), but they still need a little bit of time to prepare. We also have a tournament running simultaneously in Armenia, where Pragg (R Praggnanandhaa) and Aravindh Chithambaram showed very good chess... It is not a positive memory, but the game that will stick out is the game against Gukesh.' Meanwhile, Carlsen also told Chess24 that Gukesh is not ahead of other top chess GMs. 'Gukesh showed in this tournament he's on track, he's doing fantastic, but he's not ahead of track,' he said. Carlsen also had a message for the younger generation. He said, 'I felt I generally played the best chess, but stumbling over the finish line, winning by half a point after a lot of results go my way…' 'I feel in parts of the game I'm a lot better than the kids... I generally feel I can outplay the kids, which feels good!' Despite not winning the title, Gukesh will have plenty of positives from the tournament, which also saw him get his maiden classical win vs Carlsen in Round 6.
