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News18
11 hours ago
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Magnus Carlsen Reveals Feeling 'Washed And Useless' After 'Painful And Dumb' Loss To D Gukesh
Last Updated: Magnus Carlsen won his seventh Norway Chess title, despite a "painful" loss to World Champion D Gukesh. Nobody likes losing, let alone those who reign at the top. Magnus Carlsen is no exception to the same, as the World No 1 revealed the internal battles after suffering a 'painful…dumb' loss to reigning World Champion D Gukesh at Norway Chess. The 34-year-old Norwegian secured his seventh Norway Chess title, where he beat the likes of Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Wei Yi, Fabiano Caruana, and Hikaru Nakamura to once again stake his claim as the best in the world. But, even the best have their embarrassing slip-ups. At the end of the day, one wrong move is all it takes to change an entire game. And that is exactly what happened at the tournament in a crucial match between Carlsen and Gukesh, where the Norwegian succumbed to a now-popular loss against the Indian teenager. Carlsen, who was visibly upset over the loss, ended up slamming the table before regaining composure and shaking hands with Gukesh. While his reaction has now prompted a series of remarks on the internet, including criticism from many, Carlsen himself opened up on the same and revealed the thought process behind his reaction. 'That was a really painful loss. Those hit a lot harder," Carlsen revealed in an interview on Pardon My Take. 'Honestly, part of me, when I had that loss (to Gukesh) recently, just felt it was so dumb and so unnecessary. It just made me feel so kind of washed and useless that my thought for a few days was just 'I'm not sure why I'm doing this.' When I win, it's good, but it feels kind of normal. Then when I lose, it's just, you know, for a moment, the world just falls apart." Well, thankfully for Carlsen, salvation was near, and he would attain the same, as the five-time World Champion secured the Norway Chess crown after a dramatic final round where his closest challenger, Gukesh, faltered at the last hurdle. It marked Carlsen's seventh triumph at his home event and underscores his enduring dominance in the classical format, despite stepping back from World Championship competition. He finished with 16 points, half a point ahead of Caruana, who capitalized on Gukesh's error to claim second place with 15.5 points, while Gukesh, who has had an up-and-down year as the reigning World Champion, had to settle for third with 14.5 points. First Published: June 20, 2025, 09:48 IST
Indian Express
13 hours ago
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- Indian Express
‘My wife is way more attracted to me now': Magnus Carlsen after breaking 2900 rating threshold in freestyle chess
In a career littered with silverware, there was one dream that always eluded Magnus Carlsen: breaking the 2900 rating threshold in classical chess. This was something no chess player has ever done. Carlsen, who won the world chess championship title five times and has been world no 1 for almost 15 years, came close a few times, but the best he could achieve in classical chess was 2882, which he achieved in May 2014, just six months after winning the World Championship for the first time by defeating Viswanathan Anand in 2013. Now, Carlsen had finally broken 2900 rating, albeit in the freestyle chess ratings, which were unveiled on Thursday. The ratings it must be noted are drawn up by Freestyle Chess rather than FIDE, the global governing body of chess. After hearing about the rating, Carlsen joked: 'My wife (Ella Victoria) is way more attracted to me now that I've achieved 2900.' Freestyle Chess used five tournaments — Weissenhaus 2024, Singapore 2024, Weissenhaus 2025, Paris 2025, Karlsruhe 2025 — to come up with the ratings. There are 578 players on the list, these have played at least one freestyle chess event in the last two years. Praggnanandhaa is India's top player in the rating list on 4th spot, just behind Carlsen (2909), Hikaru Nakamura (2818) and Fabiano Caruana (2804). Praggnanandhaa has 2773 points which put him ahead of compatriots like Arjun Erigaisi (8th spot with 2758 points), Vidit Santosh Gujarathi (18th with 2713 points), Aravindh Chithambaram VR (22nd with 2707) and classical world champion Gukesh (26th spot with 2701). World champion Gukesh has not had the best of performances in freestyle chess tournaments, which explains his struggles on the rankings board for June 2025. Gukesh's predecessor on the world champion's throne, Carlsen, meanwhile has had no problems in the format he himself had championed. Carlsen, in fact, went through the Grenke Freestyle Open: nine wins from nine games. At 2909, Carlsen's freestyle ELO rating is 72 points above his ELO in traditional chess with classical time control. After that near miss in 2014, Carlsen came close to 2900 in classical chess once again in 2019. It was during this period that he set another record: 125 classical games in a row without defeat between July 2018 and October 2020. In 2023, he told Norwegian podcast Sjakksnakk: 'I have given up a bit on trying to reach 2900. It will just be very, very difficult.'
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14 hours ago
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Fabiano Caruana latest top-rated chess player to question D Gukesh: 'Not playing close to his best...'
D Gukesh is yet to win a tournament since being crowned the youngest world champion in chess history in December. And even though the teenager has shown flashes of brilliance, the lack of success has led to growing criticism, including from world No 4 Fabiano Caruana. read more D Gukesh has had quite the few detractors ever since he became the youngest world champion in chess history last December following his victory over China's Ding Liren in Singapore. The biggest among them were five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura, ranked first and second respectively in the world with the former counted among the greatest of all time. There's another member of chess' elite who has been questioning whether Gukesh, who has been making headlines globally before even turning 20, truly deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Carlsen or not. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana, who had finished runner-up at the Norway Chess recently – behind Carlsen but ahead of Gukesh – isn't just playing down Gukesh's as a threat for chess' old order, but is also describing the new generation of Indian players as youngsters who aren't as scary as they are made to be . 'Gukesh has been ambitiously fighting for first place' And speaking on the C Squared Podcast, Caruana added that even though Gukesh is close to playing his best Classical chess, the titles aren't coming as frequently as they were last year. 'I don't think for the last two events (Superbet Chess Classic and Norway Chess) you can say that Gukesh is not playing close to his best classical chess. That would be a big stretch, not even a stretch I think that would just be dishonest,' Caruana, who overtook Gukesh on the FIDE Rating after Norway Chess, said on the podcast. 'But overall if you look at the last year and a half, then Budapest Chess Olympiad and FIDE Candidates and then Wijk aan Zee twice… Gukesh has had good performances. Obviously he's been one of the players who is ambitiously fighting for first place in many events,' he added. Gukesh is yet to win a tournament since he was crowned world champion, having finished runner-up at the Tata Steel Chess behind compatriot R Praggnanandhaa and third at Norway Chess. The Chennai lad has also struggled to make an impact in other Classical events such as the Superbet Classic that took place in Bucharest, Romania before the trip to Norway, and his struggle with the Freestyle format has been well-documented in the ongoing Grand Slam Tour. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Gukesh, however, has had his moments, especially in Norway where he pulled off a stunning victory over Carlsen – beating the world No 1 in the Classical format for the first time in his career.
Indian Express
a day ago
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- Indian Express
‘So dumb… made me feel washed and useless': Magnus Carlsen on defeat to Gukesh at Norway Chess
Magnus Carlsen has opened up about the defeat to world champion Gukesh at the Norway Chess tournament and strong emotional reaction — smashing his fist on the table — which made headlines even in corners that chess news doesn't usually penetrate. He said that he had reacted so strongly after losing to the 19-year-old Gukesh because the defeat made him feel 'washed and useless'. Carlsen said that these days he does feel a satisfaction after winning but the negative feelings are 'more enhanced'. 'That was a really painful loss. Those hit a lot harder,' Carlsen said in an interview on Pardon My Take, before adding: 'Honestly, part of me, when I had that loss (to Gukesh) recently, just felt it was so dumb and so unnecessary. It just made me feel so kind of washed and useless that my thought for a few days was just 'I'm not sure why am I doing this.' When I win it's good, but it feels kind of normal. Then when I lose, it's just, you know, for a moment, the world just falls apart.' READ MORE | Fabiano Caruana explains why Magnus Carlsen wanted to dominate Gukesh at Norway Chess Besides the fist smash, world no 1 Carlsen has now been involved in a few confrontations with FIDE, most recently over the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour and wearing jeans at the World Rapid and Blitz Championships in December last year. Asked if he was the bad boy of chess, Carlsen said: 'I don't aspire to be a bad boy. Sometimes, I think I'm in a position, compared to some of my peers, where I can afford not to take shit. But honestly like those moments I had, like banging the table, like I'm generally not going to apologize for outbursts in the moment, as long as you realize afterwards and you show your opponent the proper respect. 'Obviously I wish I could have avoided that by winning the game itself, but I honestly think that there should be room for that in chess as well. It's a little bit like smashing your racket in tennis. Chess is such an uptight sport to begin with, that (showing emotions) I think it's okay.'
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a day ago
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Carlsen's Table Slam Triggers Meme Fest, Gukesh Joins In First Sports With Rupha Ramani
Carlsen's Table Slam Triggers Meme Fest, Gukesh Joins In | First Sports With Rupha Ramani | N18G Carlsen's Table Slam Triggers Meme Fest, Gukesh Joins In | First Sports With Rupha Ramani | N18G When World No.1 Magnus Carlsen lost to teenage sensation Gukesh Dommaraju, he shocked fans by slamming the table—an explosive moment that instantly went viral. The chess world couldn't get enough, with players and fans recreating the iconic meltdown. Even Grandmaster Harikrishna Pentala joined the fun, mimicking Carlsen's famous outburst in a hilarious FIDE interview. Gukesh himself picked his favourite memes, including one with a cat falling off a table that had the entire chess community laughing. This moment has transformed chess from a quiet game of focus into a viral sensation full of drama, fun, and memes—bringing the sport closer to fans than ever before. Could we see Carlsen and Gukesh reenact this fiery showdown in their next match? Rupha Ramani with more. See More
