Indian GM P Harikrishna slams a table in an interview with FIDE. (Screengrab) Magnus Carlsen‘s outburst after losing to World Champion Gukesh in the recently concluded Norway Chess tournament has taken over social media in the past few days — and it seems it isn’t going away anytime soon.In an interview with FIDE, Indian grandmaster…
D Gukesh beat Wei Yi to keep himself in contention for the title at Norway Chess. (Twitter/Norway Chess) World number-one Magnus Carlsen leads World Champion D Gukesh by half a point heading into the final round of Norway Chess 2025 after both players won their classical games in round nine. Carlsen defeated Fabiano Caruana while…
PM Modi and chess legend Susan Polgar NEW DELHI: Chess legend Susan Polgar reminisced about receiving a letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Republic Day eve 2022, acknowledging her contributions to developing young Indian chess talent.Recently, PM Modi extended congratulations to Gukesh Dommaraju for achieving his first classical chess victory against Magnus Carlsen, world…
Viswanathan Anand feels that Magnus Carlsen’s fiery reaction to his loss to D Gukesh stems from the fact that the World No.1’s authority in the game was challenged by someone younger to him. Anand said that Carlsen wanted to ‘draw a line in the sand’ by beating Gukesh and indicated that the FIDE could discuss…
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen during the 2025 Norway Chess. (Norway Chess) Magnus Carlsen extend his lead in the Norway Chess tournament following an Armageddon victory over Fabiano Caruana, while Hikaru Nakamura suffered a devastating loss to Arjun Erigaisi after blundering from winning positions. The day featured three Classical draws followed by three decisive Armageddon…
Magnus Carlsen got the better of D Gukesh in the opening round of Norway Chess. (Image: Norway Chess) World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen praised Indian grandmasters Dommaraju Gukesh, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, and Arjun Erigaisi on the sidelines of the Norway Chess 2025. At the tournament, Carlsen started with a win against Gukesh and followed it up…
D Gukesh (Image credit: FIDE) World champion D Gukesh marked his 19th birthday by defeating World No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura of the United States in Norway Chess on Thursday, securing three points and getting his campaign back on track after two consecutive losses in earlier rounds.The victory came against one of the best Rapid and…
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen showed he has not lost touch with classical chess on his return to the format at the prestigious Norway Chess tournament. On the opening day of the tournament, Carlsen defeated reigning world champion D Gukesh to make a statement. Carlsen outclassed Gukesh after 55 moves in a thrilling endgame, following…
Norwegian chess legend Magnus Carlsen faced an unprecedented challenge this month — playing a single freestyle chess game against over 143,000 people around the globe. Billed as “Magnus Carlsen vs The World,” the match was hosted by Chess.com, and ran from April 4 to May 13. It was the first-ever online freestyle game to feature…
Magnus Carlsen (Pic credit: X) World number one Magnus Carlsen emerged victorious at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Paris, sealing the title in dominant fashion on Monday. Carlsen defeated Hikaru Nakamura 1.5–0.5 in the final, winning the first game and drawing the second to claim the crown without needing a tiebreak.“It felt like I…