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Magnus Carlsen gets revenge over Gukesh after year-long wait

Magnus Carlsen gets revenge over Gukesh after year-long wait

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On his last day as a teenager — and then again on his first day as a 20-year-old — world champion D Gukesh was reminded that there is still some growing up for him to do. On Thursday, a day before he turned 20, the world champion from India picked up a fight on the board against world no 1 Magnus Carlsen. And lost. “Gukesh sometimes plays a bit too ambitiously. He wanted to prove a serious advantage today, which I’m not sure there was,” Carlsen said about his quarry later. “Eventually, he played himself into some trouble. And I took over more and more.” Even though Friday was a rest day at the tournament, Gukesh turned 20 in the company of fellow grandmasters, including world championship challenger Javokhir Sindarov and Carlsen. The players spent three hours on sailboats racing against each other at Oslofjord in the annual Norway Chess games, where at least twice, impromptu chorus of happy birthday rang out for a grinning Gukesh. But just before the players were to get on …

Gukesh revisits Magnus Carlsen’s table slam one year later

Gukesh revisits Magnus Carlsen’s table slam one year later

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3 min readMay 28, 2026 10:32 PM IST Almost a year since the now-viral smash of the table by Magnus Carlsen after losing to world champion D Gukesh at the Norway Chess 2025, the Indian has said that it was a “nice thing” that the Carlsen moment got a “lot of attention.” Gukesh’s comments came on a day he was facing Carlsen at Norway Chess 2026 in an interview he had done with the tournament organisers before the event started. When asked about Carlsen’s table slam, Gukesh said: “In most sports, it’s the bare minimum the players would do. I mean players in other sports get into physical fights. But in chess, people are generally composed even though obviously there’s a lot of things going on inside. We are not taught generally not to (react). We play in these suits and it’s a gentleman’s game. So I guess I understand why the reaction was so viral. But I feel like everybody has this emotion inside when they are playing a game. And it’s nice to …

A year after infamous fist-smash, Gukesh vs Magnus Carlsen battles brewing… in a library

A year after infamous fist-smash, Gukesh vs Magnus Carlsen battles brewing… in a library

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5 min readOslo (norway)Updated: May 24, 2026 11:35 PM IST A year after Magnus Carlsen made global headlines by smashing his fist on the table after losing to Gukesh Dommaraju at Norway Chess, both players will square off again… in a library. The Deichman Bjørvika, Oslo’s main public library that is said to house about half a million books in a sprawling six-storey facility, will play host to this year’s edition. The playing hall for this year’s event has been set up on the third floor with tall rows of books from the music section flanking the tables and about a hundred seats set up for ticket-buying fans. All through the day on Sunday, locals trickled in in small batches to click pictures of the unique playing arena where the nation’s favourite chess-playing son will take on some of the world’s best players in classical chess. A playing board for this year’s Norway Chess tournament with the library shelves in the background at the Deichman Bjørvika, a public library at Oslo. (Express photo by Amit …

Gukesh revisits Magnus Carlsen’s table slam one year later

Gukesh vs Magnus Carlsen again at Norway Chess, a year after viral table smash | Chess News

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3 min readFeb 3, 2026 04:54 PM IST A year after the world got THAT viral moment of Magnus Carlsen smashing his fist on the table after blundering and losing to Gukesh Dommaraju, the duo will clash again at Norway Chess this year. The teenage world champion was announced as the fourth participant of the Norway Chess 2026 field on Tuesday by the organisers of the event. Last year, Gukesh had managed to get his first win in classical chess over Carlsen at Norway Chess, in what is the world no 1’s home tournament and one of the rare classical events he competes in each year. Despite losing to Gukesh and speaking of thinking about giving up playing in classical chess after that defeat, Carlsen had managed to win the Norway Chess title, with Gukesh in the running for the title till the final round. OH MY GOD 😳🤯😲 pic.twitter.com/QSbbrvQFkE — Norway Chess (@NorwayChess) June 1, 2025 “I am really happy to take part in Norway Chess again, fighting against a very strong field as …

D Gukesh’s silver lining after ending last at Clutch Chess: ‘These guys won’t be there at FIDE World Cup’ | Chess News

D Gukesh’s silver lining after ending last at Clutch Chess: ‘These guys won’t be there at FIDE World Cup’ | Chess News

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Gukesh Dommaraju ended last in the Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown exhibition event after topping the standings on day 1. While Magnus Carlsen won the four-player event, Fabiano Caruana ended second and Hikaru Nakamura was third. D Gukesh lost five out of six games to Carlsen over the three-day tournament with the remaining clash ending in a draw. Asked about his performance at the Clutch Chess event, Gukesh said: “Obviously not great. The first day was quite promising. I started off quite well, but the second and third days were just completely off. At some point, it was very tough to start getting wins, and when it’s like that against this opposition, it usually goes downhill quite fast. But overall, great experience, especially before the FIDE World Cup. I mean, there are no better training partners than these three (Carlsen, Nakamura and Caruana). So the good thing is these three won’t be there in the World Cup. So, I had a better training than what I’ll be facing. So, I hope it helps.” World champion Gukesh …

Magnus Carlsen wins Clutch Chess with 2 rounds to spare: ‘I’m quite a bit better than others when I’m playing well’ | Chess News

Magnus Carlsen wins Clutch Chess with 2 rounds to spare: ‘I’m quite a bit better than others when I’m playing well’ | Chess News

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Magnus Carlsen won the Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown event with two rounds to spare, prevailing in the three-day exhibition event over a stacked field that included Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana and world champion D Gukesh. Carlsen pocketed a $1,70,000 (approximately Rs 1.5 crore) for his victory at the event in what was his return to the Saint Louis Chess Club for the first time since the Hans Niemann cheating allegations in 2022. Carlsen defeated world champion Gukesh five times in six games over the three days, with one contest on the first day ending as a draw. Gukesh ended last in the standings in an event which also featured the world’s top three players. Magnus Carlsen takes on world champion D Gukesh in a Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown clash in St Louis. (PHOTO: Lennart Ootes/ Saint Louis Chess Club) What made the victory even more remarkable was that Carlsen was playing in his first over-the-board tournament since he became a father last month. After the first day of the Clutch Chess tournament, Magnus Carlsen complained …

Magnus Carlsen beats D Gukesh twice at Clutch Chess; world champion at bottom of standings, world no 1 at top | Chess News

Magnus Carlsen beats D Gukesh twice at Clutch Chess; world champion at bottom of standings, world no 1 at top | Chess News

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World no 1 Magnus Carlsen defeated world champion Gukesh Dommaraju in both their games on day 2 of the Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown exhibition event before defeating Hikaru Nakamura twice and losing his games to Fabiano Caruana to surge into top spot in the four-player event. Gukesh, who was on top of the standings after day 1, slumped to last spot after winning no games on day 2. The format of the three-day tournament means that players earned one point for a win on day 1, two points for wins on day 2 and will earn three points for any victory on the final day, which means that the door is still open for Gukesh to win the whole event with a decent performance on the final day. Gukesh had three draws and three defeats on the second day of the event. Story continues below this ad “It was better than yesterday, but I mean I would like to have a little bit more control in my games than I did today, but you know, …

Magnus Carlsen’s brutal self-assessment: ‘My mind was not working at all today… got two more points than I should have’ | Chess News

Magnus Carlsen’s brutal self-assessment: ‘My mind was not working at all today… got two more points than I should have’ | Chess News

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Magnus Carlsen started his campaign at the Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown exhibition event with a victory over Gukesh Dommaraju, but ended the day in second spot behind the world champion from India. Out of the six rapid games Carlsen played against Gukesh, Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana (two games against each opponent), Carlsen managed just two wins while losing once. Carlsen is playing in an over-the-board event after becoming a father recently. Asked about his assessment about his form, a candid Carlsen said: “It was terrible, but I’m feeling like really not good at all. I will say that I scored about two more points than than I should have probably today and I’m happy with that. But my mind was not working at all today. So, yeah, hopefully I can feel a bit better the next few days. Today my level of play was extremely poor.” After the first day of games in the three-day event, Gukesh is the sole leader in the four-player tournament, with Carlsen second, Hikaru Nakamura third and Fabiano Caruana …

Gukesh D loses first game to Magnus Carlsen, still leads at end of Day 1 in Clutch Chess with wins over Nakamura, Caruana | Chess News

Gukesh D loses first game to Magnus Carlsen, still leads at end of Day 1 in Clutch Chess with wins over Nakamura, Caruana | Chess News

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Reigning World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju lost his opening game of the Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown exhibition event to Magnus Carlsen but then bounced back to rack up three wins and two draws in his remaining games to end the first day of the event as the tournament leader. The even also features players like Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana. After the first day of the event ended, Gukesh has four points out of a possible six. Gukesh ended the day pocketing a cool $3000 as bonus for his three wins. After the first defeat against Carlsen, he held the world no 1 from Norway to a draw in game two. Then, he defeated Nakamura in their first game, before another draw. Against Caruana, Gukesh claimed two back-to-back victories to end the day on top of the four-player standings. “It started with the loss, but I was still happy with the game,” Gukesh told the St Louis Chess Club in an interview after the end of the day. Story continues below this ad ALSO READ | …