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Hindustan Times
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
In beating Gukesh, Carlsen shows why he is still king
Stavanger: The disappointment on the face of Gukesh D was apparent as he rushed out of the hall of a commercial bank in downtown Stavanger that plays host to the Norway Chess tournament. Moments later Magnus Carlsen burst through the same door. Stopping by for a quick chat with Norwegian channel TV2, he afforded a smile and spoke in Norwegian of feeling 'a bit random' about the eventual outcome. Which was that Carlsen had beaten Gukesh in the opening round of the Norway Chess on Monday after a stunning endgame. The enigma that he is, Carlsen put out a quote from the popular TV series, The Wire, soon after the clash. It also effectively summed up their first meeting in classical chess since the 18-year-old Indian became the world champion. 'You come at the king, you best not miss'. Both came for a fight. In the end, though, Carlsen showed why he's the world No.1, a five-time world champion and, by Gukesh's own admission after the world championship, the world's best player. The king, if you may. Doesn't matter that he hadn't played chess' most demanding format in a year. That he expected to gradually work up his classical rhythm only after a few rounds here. That he spent a part of his matchday morning playing golf. Theories generally go out of the window when Carlsen plays chess. There was 'very little theory', as Carlsen put it on Take Take Take, in the way the game panned out. It began with a rather surprising opening move by Carlsen and meandered in the balance for much of the middlegame. A draw and the subsequent Armageddon lurked until move 46 brought along a shake-up. With the clock ticking, Gukesh delivered a check with his queen (Qh6+) instead of his rook. Carlsen sensed an opening and broke in clinically to attack Gukesh's king, forcing the Indian to resign after 56 moves. 'I don't know if you should call it old school, or kind of more new school, because it was like very little theory. I was by no means better. We both wanted to fight,' Carlsen told Take Take Take. 'Eventually, I wasn't too happy to get into the endgame, because there is a little bit of an imbalance there. I think he did great for a while, but then we got into a position where anything can happen.' The loss extends the reigning world champion's hunt for a classical win against the world No.1, and an off-colour patch of form since the spark of becoming the world champion. The double round-robin format of this tournament means that Gukesh will have another crack at Carlsen with white pieces on June 1. The lead-in to the most anticipated act of the opening day across the six boards couldn't have been more contrasting. Gukesh arrived 15 minutes before start, scribbling notes, touching every piece on the board and adjusting the lever of his chair to get the height just right. He rested his head back, often with eyes closed. At the adjacent table Ju Wenjun and Lei Tingjie, the two Chinese women playing each other, laughed aloud frequently. Gukesh continued sitting deadpan, at one point even staring at the main door. Carlsen kept everyone waiting — it forced a tweak in the order of the ceremonial first move by guests — and sprinted in two minutes before the clock was to get going. A quick handshake later, Carlsen also kept Gukesh waiting, arranging his pieces and glancing at the giant screen above for a few seconds before making his first move. The Jobava London System was not the usual, although Carlsen said he had played it at the Champions Chess Tour a few times and it worked out reasonably well. The opening surprise made way for some mundane order in the game, which Carlsen, speaking in the confessional booth where players express their thoughts during matches, reckoned was barely even a game. 'It's just quite dull, to be honest,' he said. The dull made way for that dramatic endgame, where Carlsen pushed for the attack after the Gukesh slip-up. 'You come at the king, you best not miss'. Arjun wins Armageddon, Humpy beats Vaishali Arjun Erigaisi, the second Indian man in fray, played out a draw with China's Wei Yi in black pieces before the Indian won the Armageddon game. In the women's tournament that featured an all-India opening round clash, Koneru Humpy defeated Vaishali Rameshbabu as the only winner in classical on the day.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
443-foot ship pulled free after nearly hitting home as owner slept
Salvagers on Tuesday pulled a massive cargo ship, which made world headlines for running aground just meters away from a house in Norway, back into the water, the head of the company managing the operation said. A Ukrainian sailor in his 30s was on watch at the time and said he had fallen asleep, according to Norwegian police, who have charged him with "negligent navigation." The 443-foot NCL Salten sailed up onto shore just a stone's throw from a wooden house around dawn on Thursday. "It's good to have said hello, but now it's time to say goodbye" the occupant of the house, Johan Helberg, told broadcaster NRK on Tuesday. The containers on the ship, except for those removed to lighten the bow, are still on board and will be unloaded this evening, Ole T. Bjornevik, the managing director of BOA Offshore told AFP, adding that the operation only lasted 30 minutes and an inspection is underway "This went better than expected," he told NRK. "This went beyond all expectations." The Ukrainian seaman has said none of the cargo ship's collision alarms had worked, prosecutor Kjetil Bruland Sorensen told news agency NTB. The investigation will also look into whether the rules on working hours and rest periods were adhered to on ship, according to police. Helberg, also slept through the incident and only discovered the unexpected visitor when a panicked neighbor rang his doorbell and called him on the phone. "The doorbell rang at a time of day when I don't like to open," Helberg told television channel TV2. The ship reportedly caused damage to a heating pipe in Helberg's cabin, TV2 reported, but the homeowner said he considered himself lucky. "If the ship had hit the rocky cliff right next to it, it would have lifted up and hit the house hard," he told TV2. "It wasn't many meters off." None of the 16 crew members were injured. Bente Hetland, the CEO of the shipping company that owns NCL Salten, told TV2 that the same ship ran aground twice before — once in 2023 in Hadsel and again in 2024, in Ålesund. Delta Air Lines' 100th year takes flight Trump delivers Memorial Day remarks at Arlington National Cemetery Full interview: Jack McCain on "Face the Nation"
Hindustan Times
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Classical Magnus Carlsen beats Gukesh in a dramatic endgame
Stavanger, Norway: The disappointment on the face of D Gukesh was apparent as he rushed out of the hall of a commercial bank in downtown Stavanger that plays host to the Norway Chess tournament. Moments later Magnus Carlsen burst through the same door. Stopping by for a quick chat with Norwegian channel TV2, he afforded a smile and spoke in Norwegian of feeling 'a bit random' about the eventual outcome. Which was that Carlsen had beaten Gukesh in the opening round of the Norway Chess on Monday after a stunning endgame. Their first meeting in classical chess since the 18-year-old Indian became the world champion last December attracted most eyeballs at the venue. They both showed that they wanted to fight. In the end, though, Carlsen showed why he's the world No.1, a five-time world champion and, by Gukesh's own admission after the world championship, the world's best player. The game was much in the balance for a large part, until move 46 brought along a shake-up. With the clock ticking, Gukesh delivered a check with his queen (Qh6) instead of his rook. Carlsen sensed an opening and broke in clinically to attack Gukesh's king, forcing the Indian to offer the resigning handshake soon after. 'I don't know if you should call it old school, or kind of more new school, because it was like very little theory. I was by no means better. We both wanted to fight,' Carlsen told Take Take Take. 'Eventually, I wasn't too happy to get into the endgame, because there is a little bit of an imbalance there. I think he did great for a while, but then we got into a position where anything can happen.' The loss extends the reigning world champion's hunt for a classical win against the world No.1, and an off-colour patch of form since the spark of becoming the world champion. However, the double round-robin format of this tournament featuring a rich six-man field means that Gukesh will have another crack at Carlsen with white pieces on June 1. Arjun wins Armageddon, Humpy beats Vaishali Arjun Erigaisi, the second Indian man in fray, played out a draw with China's Wei Yi in black pieces before the Indian won the Armageddon game. In the women's tournament that featured an all-India opening round clash, Koneru Humpy defeated Vaishali Rameshbabu as the only winner in classical on the day.
News18
5 days ago
- Sport
- News18
Magnus Carlsen Beats D Gukesh In 'Nerve-Wracking' Norway Chess Opener
Last Updated: Magnus Carlsen defeated world champion D Gukesh in the opening round of Norway Chess. Magnus Carlsen demonstrated why he is considered the best player globally across all formats by defeating the world champion D Gukesh from India in the opening round of Norway Chess, securing three full points on Monday. In this match, Magnus Carlsen aimed to unsettle D Gukesh by employing the Jobava London, a rarely seen opening move, in what was Gukesh's first Classical game against Carlsen since winning the world title last year in Singapore. Despite this, Gukesh, playing with the black pieces, successfully neutralised Carlsen's advantage by the 11th move, even putting Carlsen in a challenging position. However, the Norwegian, a five-time world champion who has shifted focus to shorter formats like Rapid and Blitz, as well as Freestyle chess, proved his enduring prowess in the Classical format by winning a match that extended over four hours and 56 moves. 'I don't know how I won this game. At some point, I thought it was going to be a draw," Carlsen was quoted as saying to TV2 in Norwegian. Earlier in the day, Arjun Erigaisi, the other Indian participant in the six-player round-robin Open category, impressed by defeating his Chinese opponent Wei Yi in Armageddon after they had agreed to a draw. While the spotlight was primarily on the match between India's teenage world champion Gukesh and the world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, Erigaisi, ranked No. 4 globally, was the first to secure points by overcoming China's No. 1 player Wei in Armageddon following their 54-move draw. With this result, Erigaisi has 1.5 points after the opening round, whereas Wei has one point. In Norway Chess, players earn three points for a win in the Classical format, while a draw earns each player a point. A win in Armageddon grants the winner an additional 0.5 points. First Published: May 27, 2025, 07:39 IST
7NEWS
6 days ago
- General
- 7NEWS
Man wakes up to find a giant cargo ship in his yard
It certainly was a rude awakening. Johan Helberg was fast asleep last week when a huge container ship crashed into his garden, narrowly missing his home on the bank of Norway's Trondheim Fjord. 'I went to the window and was quite astonished to see a big ship,' Helberg told the Norwegian broadcaster TV2, adding, 'I had to bend my neck to see the top of it. It was so unreal.' The 135m long NCL Salten was sailing to the western city of Orkanger when it went off course and ran aground in Helberg's yard. Just a few feet 'further south, and it would have entered the bedroom,' Helberg said in a separate interview with NRK, Norway's public broadcaster. He added that he was only alerted to the commotion by his neighbor Jostein Jorgensen, who was startled awake by the sound of the ship as it raced toward the shore. 'I was sure that he was already outside but no, there was no sign of life. I rang the doorbell many times and nothing,' Jorgensen told TV2. 'It was only when I called him on the phone that I managed to contact him,' he added. Norwegian police are investigating what caused the incident and have identified one suspect on board, a spokesperson for Trøndelag police district told NRK. There were no reports of injuries or oil spills. The North Sea Container Line (NCL), the shipping company that chartered the ship, said in a press release that a rescue operation was ongoing, adding that its highest priority was to ensure a safe and secure salvage operation. 'We are grateful that no one was injured in connection with yesterday's grounding, and that everyone is safe — both on land where the ship grounded and on board,' it said. 'We are aware of the police stating that they have one suspect, and we continue to assist the police and authorities in their ongoing investigation,' it added. 'We are also conducting internal inquiries but prefer not to speculate further.' An initial attempt by the Norwegian Coastal Administration to pull it back into the sea failed, with subsequent efforts proving more difficult than hoped. Helberg, meanwhile, said that large ships often pass by his home, but they usually stay within the deeper waters of the fjord rather than his yard.
