The 2025 edition of Norway Chess starts off with a blockbuster clash between reigning world champion Gukesh and the world no 1 Magnus Carlsen at Stavanger in Norway on Monday. The clash sees the 18-year-old from Chennai face off against the man from Norway who abdicated the throne without a pawn marching down the chessboard in 2023 for the first time since 2023. “Whether it’s against Gukesh or somebody else here, I’m not really quite sure what to expect from those games in particular,” Carlsen said at the press conference on Sunday. “I certainly want to do well in those games and he (Gukesh) does as well.” Carlsen indicated that since he rarely plays classical chess these days, he expected to start slow. Story continues below this ad “It’s going to take a little time for me to get into the speed of the game. I don’t expect necessarily to be at my sharpest in the first couple of games. I feel like I’m never that unless I’ve had very recent playing experience. I hope …