Chess superstar Magnus Carlsen collects a rare defeat against world champion Dommaraju Gukesh at the top-class invitation tournament Norway Chess in Stavanger. Sitting on the board, the gems go through with the best player in the world.
Magnus Carlsen is well known as an emotional type in the chess scene. His outburst of rage on Sunday in the 6th round of the invitation tournament Norway Chess was also unusual for the best player in the world.
What happened? Carlsen actually had a firm grip on the game against world champion Dommaraju Gukesh. Until the time on the clock suddenly became scarce. Both players got into a shortage of time, which the Norwegian usually knows how to use. If the seconds tick zero on the clock, he is usually the player who forces his opponent in errors. This time it was exactly the other way around.
Gukesh succeeds historical victory against Carlsen
Carlsen made a serious mistake in the 52nd train after four hours of play when he set Gukesh with his jumper chess. However, the Norwegian had simply calculated the following trains incorrectly and initiated his defeat with this train.
When he saw no way out, the superstar angry on the table with his fist and threw up some figures. Immediately afterwards he handed Gukesh hand, obviously got up from his chair and left the arcade.
This moment was a historic one for Gukesh. The world champion achieved the first victory against Carlsen in a classic game. That from a position that was clearly lost over many trains.
Gukesh wanted to “somehow complicated” for Carlsen
“I would have lost in 99 out of 100 cases,” admitted Gukesh after his victory. “There was not much what I could have done. I was clearly lost. So I just tried to play trains that somehow make things complicated for him,” said the Indian, who showed understanding for Carlsen’s outbreak.
“I understand that completely. I also hit many tables in my career,” Gukesh Carlsen protected. The Norwegian himself was taciturn after the surprising defeat and only said: “I don’t know what happened.”
After all: According to “Indian Express”, the Norwegian at Gukesh apologized for his freak – and twice.
“King Carlsen” loses his head
The two stars were already met in the 1st round of the tournament. At that time Carlsen won. He celebrated his victory with a social media post in which he posted a picture: “If you want the king, it is better not to shoot over.” Gukesh took this advice on Sunday in a spectacular way.
Small consolation for Carlsen: Even after the 6th round, it is still in the lead. He now has to share this with Fabiano Caruana. Both have 9.5 points in the account. The third in the table is Gukesh with 8.5 points.