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Fox News
a day ago
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- Fox News
Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen slams fist on table after defeat
Magnus Carlsen is one of the most recognizable players in the sport of chess, but he suffered a major upset in a classical matchup against Gukesh Dommaraju on Sunday. Video from the match showed Dommaraju closing in on Carlsen in the Norway Chess 2025 tournament. Dommaraju was finally able to pin down Carlsen, who in turn slammed his first on the table before shaking his opponent's hand and walking away. Dommaraju was equally in shock. Carlsen came into the tournament as the No. 1 ranked player in the world, according to Dommaraju was fourth. Despite turning his attention to freestyle chess, Carlsen still has a rating of 2837 compared to Dommaraju's 2776. Dommaraju told he felt like he was just having a "lucky day" by keeping the match going long enough to find a way to win. He added, "99 out of 100 times I would lose." "I mean, [it was] not the way I wanted it to be, but OK, I'll take it," Dommaraju said. He also shook off the Carlsen outburst. "I've also banged a lot of tables in my career." On Monday, Carlsen drew with Hikaru Nakamura and contrasted freestyle chess with classical chess. "Losses are painful no matter what, but at least if you can lose doing something you really enjoy it's easier," he said, via Reuters. "(In Freestyle chess) I don't have situations like yesterday where I'm just wondering why am I doing this, what's the point? I will do my best in the last three games (here) and then we'll see, I suppose." Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Chess Great Throws Shocking Tantrum After Defeat
Keep your temper in check, mate. Chess great Magnus Carlsen, the reigning No. 1 who's considered the 'best to ever play the game' by many, according to acted like the worst sport when he lost to 19-year-old phenom Gukesh Dommaraju recently. Advertisement On Carlsen's home turf of Norway no less. Carlsen slammed the table with his fist, knocking over pieces. After shaking hands with the victor as both barely made eye contact, he raised his arms and yelled in frustration, 'Oh, my God!' Watch the moment here. Dommaraju is the reigning world champion, so it's not like Carlsen lost to a patzer. But it still prompted a king-size hissy fit. As of Tuesday morning, Carlsen, a five-time World Chess Champion, sat in third place in the Norway Chess tournament while Dommaraju occupied second. Fabiano Caruana held the lead. Related...
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Chess champion Gukesh Dommaraju speaks out after Magnus Carlsen's post-defeat outburst
Reigning World Chess Champion Gukesh Dommaraju has spoken out after his stunning victory over the former World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in round six of the Norway Chess 2025 tournament. The two faced off Sunday, with Dommaraju of India, 19, beating the Norwegian grandmaster Carlsen, 34, in a match that lasted more than four hours. Advertisement While Carlsen had led most of the game, he ended up losing his knight in a faulty move, eventually leading to Dommaraju's victory. When Carlsen realized he had lost, he instantly slammed his fist on the table, causing the chess pieces to fall. Standing up, he shook Dommaraju's hand before turning away and huffing, 'Oh my god,' in frustration. He then quickly apologized to his opponent. After the match, Dommaraju admitted that his win was 'not the way I wanted it to be, but okay, I will take it,' per Addressing Carlsen's outburst, he sympathized, saying: 'I have also banged a lot of tables in my career.' D Gukesh (left) defeated Magnus Carlsen in round 6 of Norway Chess 2025 tournament ( In shock at his triumph, Dommaraju humbly admitted that '99 out of 100 times I would lose. But it was just a lucky day.' Advertisement Dommaraju's win increased his point total by three, putting him in third place at 8.5. Carlsen remains tied for first with Italian-American chess grandmaster Fabiano Caruana at 9.5 points in the five-player round-robin tournament. The ongoing tournament, which lasts until June 6, has a 1,690,000 Norwegian Krone ($167,000) prize fund. Sunday's match marked Dommaraju's first time beating Carlsen in a classical match. It was also their first classic match since Carlsen returned to individual classic chess after taking a brief break. Carlsen, who's been ranked the No. 1 chess player in the FIDE world rankings for nearly 15 years straight, declined to defend his world championship title in 2022, citing his frustration with the current format. 'I think if we reduce the time controls, made it more games, that would be a very good start,' he previously suggested. Advertisement In December 2024, Dommaraju went on to defeat China's Ding Liren to become the youngest chess world champion at 18 years old. Carlsen sat out of that tournament as well. 'Becoming the world champion doesn't mean I am the best player in the world. Obviously, there is Magnus Carlsen and he will always be a motivating factor for me,' Dommaraju said after his world championship title win. He went on to credit Carlsen's world championship win over Indian chess wizard Viswanathan Anand in 2013 as his motivation to one day 'bring back the title to India.' 'I was in the stands and I was looking inside the glass box and I thought it'd be so cool to be inside one day,' Dommaraju remembered at the time. 'And when Magnus won, I thought I really wanted to be the one to bring back the title to India and this dream that I had like more than 10 years ago has been the single most important thing in my life so far.'
Express Tribune
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Magnus loses to Ganesh: World No. 1 flips out after loss to Indian teen at Norway Chess
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen visibly lost his composure on Sunday after a dramatic defeat to Indian grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju at the Norway Chess tournament. The 19-year-old Dommaraju, fresh off his birthday celebrations, staged a comeback following a rare blunder by Carlsen late in the match. The loss saw the five-time world champion slam his fist on the table, sending chess pieces flying in the final moments of the game. Video of the incident, which quickly circulated online, shows Carlsen knocking over pieces as he resigned. He initially stood up abruptly, prompting speculation that he was about to walk away. OH MY GOD 😳🤯😲 — Norway Chess (@NorwayChess) June 1, 2025 However, the Norwegian returned to the board to pick up the scattered pieces before giving Dommaraju a pat on the back in a gesture of sportsmanship. Dommaraju remained composed amid the surprising turn of events, briefly walking around the venue as he processed the unexpected win. Carlsen streamed five hours of gameplay on his YouTube channel, with commentators reacting in real-time to the mistake that turned the match. Earlier in the tournament, Carlsen also lost an Armageddon tiebreaker to world No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura, despite maintaining a favourable position for much of the game. Carlsen has made headlines in the past for non-conventional behaviour, including being disqualified from a previous tournament for breaching dress code rules after arriving in jeans from a lunch meeting. Sunday's events added another dramatic chapter to Carlsen's tournament run, with both his play and reactions under intense scrutiny.
