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The Sun
3 days ago
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- The Sun
Fans ‘can't stop watching' moment chess grandmaster loses his cool and slams table in disgust after conceding defeat
A CHESS grandmaster has gone viral after losing his cool and slamming the table in disgust following a shock defeat. Magnus Carlsen fumed after losing to chess world champion Gukesh Dommaraju. 4 4 4 After conceding defeat the world No1 slammed his fist on the table, sending pieces flying. He then showed the presence of mind to offer a handshake to his opponent, before getting up to his feet, seemingly about to storm off. Instead Carlsen picked up some of the fallen pieces and then patted a stunned Gukesh on the back. Gukesh, 19, is the youngest chess world champion ever, and this was his first victory over Carlsen, the chess GOAT. Carlsen is a five-time world champion and semi-retired in 2022, so this was just the second meeting between the pair. The first came in the same tournament in Norway last week, with Carlsen winning comfortably. After that victory, the Norwegian tweeted: "If you come for the king, you best not miss." Carlsen was also on top in the second clash, but a rare blunder allowed Gukesh to take advantage with a counter-attack that led Carlsen to resign. After the win the Indian said: 'Right now, what means the most to me is that I didn't lose the game. 'But yes, beating Magnus in any form is special.' Ebereche Eze wins £15,000 in celebrity online chess tournament - and celebrates more than his Wembley FA Cup goal Fans could not get enough of the clip of Carlsen losing his cool, which has attracted 8.5million views on X. One reacted saying: "I can't stop watching this and I don't know why." Another added: "What a sore loser. You're still one of the goats bruh. chill." And a third wrote: "Two elite athletes wearing their hearts on their sleeves. That's why we love sports."
The Sun
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
This Morning's Dermot O'Leary leaves ITV show's chef red-faced after spotting major Eurovision blunder
THIS Morning host Dermot O'Leary left the show's resident chef cringing after calling her out on a massive Eurovision blunder. Dermot, 51, pointed out Clodagh McKenna 's faux pas as she got ready to whip up a plate of themed 'nibbles' for this weekend's contest. 6 6 6 Clodagh, 49, lifted up her plate and showed off a selection of traditional small bites from various Eurovision competing nations. But as she pointed to one of her savoury Danish pastries, Dermot asked: "Why has it got a Spanish flag on?" Clodagh insisted the pastries were sporting a Danish flag, telling him: "It isn't, it's Danish." Dermot replied: "I'm pretty sure that's the Spanish flag." Clodagh picked up one of her pastries that was decorated with a little red and white flag to give it a closer look. Looking embarrassed, she laughed: "I wasn't in charge of the flags!" Dermot was in fact correct. Clodagh's Danish pastries were decorated with mini yellow and red Spanish flags. The Danish flag is red with a white cross on. Dermot apologised to his This Morning co-star for embarrassing her over the blunder live on television. "Sorry... I just wanted to..." he said. Awkward moment Dermot O'Leary is blanked by chef However, when they returned for Clodagh's cooking segment later in the show, Dermot couldn't help but mention it again. The Spanish flags had been swapped for the correct Danish flags. Gesturing to her savoury pasties, he said: "Got the flag right." Clodagh laughed: "We quickly swapped it out!" Fans were quick to comment on the big mistake after tuning in to Friday's episode of This Morning. One wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: "She proudly holds it up, still convinced it's a Danish flag—bless." Another posted emojis of both the Spanish and Danish flags along with a 'crying with laughter' face. "They're almost identical," they mused. Agreeing, another wrote: "Seriously though... How can you confuse these two?" Meanwhile, Dermot was joined on Friday's This Morning by Lisa Snowdon due to a last minute presenter shake-up. Lisa was drafted in at the last minute after Alison phoned in sick. Alison blamed her absence on a bad bout of hayfever, but Lisa told viewers: "She's had a major allergic reaction. She looks and feels terrible." 6 6 6
