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Hindustan Times
14 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Magnus Carlsen loses cool, puts finger on his lips to silence crowd: ‘It pissed me off when they cheered for Hikaru'
It was Magnus Carlsen's day as he booked a berth in the finals of the 2025 Esports World Cup chess tournament. The world No. 1 defeated Indian GM Nihal Sarin in the quarter-finals, and then went on to beat Hikaru Nakamura in the semi-finals. In the semis, Carlsen was a his brilliant best, as he edged past his American opponent in a thriller affair, that went to the Armageddon. Magnus Carlsen made a special gesture to silence the crowd.(Twitter) The showdown had its fair share of spice, drama and entertainment. The Norwegian won the first game, taking advantage of Nakamura's errors and took the lead. In the second game, Nakamura was once again making errors, but managed to escape with a draw by repetition. Then in Game 3, Nakamura defeated Carlsen, trapping his queen in a rare tactical move, and it was also the Norwegian's first loss in the event. The crowd in Riyadh went into a state of meltdown, cheering for Nakamura, which left Carlsen fuming. Then in the fourth game, Carlsen got his winning combination, and he put his finger to his lips, responding to the crowd, when he played 34…a4!. Here is Magnus Carlsen's reaction to the crowd: Game 5 saw a draw, and then Nakamura needed a win to stay in the match, and Carlsen ended up making a blunder, which levelled proceedings at 3-3. Nakamura had earlier spoken about preferring black pieces for Armageddon games, and he showed it by bidding only six minutes and 12 seconds. It was a huge deficit to Carlsen's 10 minutes, but Nakamura only needed a draw. It looked like he would manage to hold Carlsen. But the Norwegian had the last laught, and eventually won the game, booking a berth in the final. Speaking on the crowd's reaction, Carlsen said, 'It pissed me off when they cheered, when Hikaru was winning!'
Hindustan Times
14 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Magnus Carlsen loses cool, puts finger on his lips to silence crowd: ‘It pissed me off when they cheered for Hiraku'
It was Magnus Carlsen's day as he booked a berth in the finals of the 2025 Esports World Cup chess tournament. The world No. 1 defeated Indian GM Nihal Sarin in the quarter-finals, and then went on to beat Hikaru Nakamura in the semi-finals. In the semis, Carlsen was a his brilliant best, as he edged past his American opponent in a thriller affair, that went to the Armageddon. Magnus Carlsen made a special gesture to silence the crowd.(Twitter) The showdown had its fair share of spice, drama and entertainment. The Norwegian won the first game, taking advantage of Nakamura's errors and took the lead. In the second game, Nakamura was once again making errors, but managed to escape with a draw by repetition. Then in Game 3, Nakamura defeated Carlsen, trapping his queen in a rare tactical move, and it was also the Norwegian's first loss in the event. The crowd in Riyadh went into a state of meltdown, cheering for Nakamura, which left Carlsen fuming. Then in the fourth game, Carlsen got his winning combination, and he put his finger to his lips, responding to the crowd, when he played 34…a4!. Here is Magnus Carlsen's reaction to the crowd: Game 5 saw a draw, and then Nakamura needed a win to stay in the match, and Carlsen ended up making a blunder, which levelled proceedings at 3-3. Nakamura had earlier spoken about preferring black pieces for Armageddon games, and he showed it by bidding only six minutes and 12 seconds. It was a huge deficit to Carlsen's 10 minutes, but Nakamura only needed a draw. It looked like he would manage to hold Carlsen. But the Norwegian had the last laught, and eventually won the game, booking a berth in the final. Speaking on the crowd's reaction, Carlsen said, 'It pissed me off when they cheered, when Hikaru was winning!'
Indian Express
15 hours ago
- Indian Express
WATCH: Magnus Carlsen shushes Saudi crowd after roaring support for Hikaru Nakamura at Esports World Cup in Riyadh
Chess at the Esports World Cup 2025 (EWC) delivered big time as the semifinal clash between two Goliaths — Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura — saw a lot of tense action, drama, high-quality games and antics as the chess world was privy to entertainment. The best-of-six semifinal saw World No. 1 Carlsen pitted against World No. 2 Nakamura in a nail-biting duel that went down to the wire. With the live audience heavily favouring the American Nakamura, who represents Saudi-based Esports organisation, team Falcon, Carlsen grew visibly frustrated and even went on to raise a finger to his lips, looking to silence the crowd. Carlsen silences the crowd Magnus silences the audience — supporting the local Team Falcons — as he knows he's winning Game 4 to regain the lead vs. Hikaru! #EsportsWorldCup — chess24 (@chess24com) July 31, 2025 Carlsen wasted no time getting into the lead after beating Nakamura with white pieces. In return, the American hit hard to get an almost winning position against the Norwegian but ended up drawing the game under severe time pressure. This is when Carlsen does a fist pump, understanding the value of his hold. But Nakamura wasn't done. He retaliated in Game 3 with the black pieces, levelling the score 1.5-1.5 after being fueled by roaring support from the live crowd, who made their allegiance clear. However, their cheers only seemed to ignite Carlsen's resolve. The moment he gained a winning advantage, he fired back with a silencing gesture, hushing the audience. Crowd behind Nakamura Nakamura plays the KID, traps Carlsen's queen and inflicts the 1st loss on Magnus of the #EsportsWorldCup to level the scores at 1.5-1.5 with 3 games to go! — chess24 (@chess24com) July 31, 2025 After playing out a draw in the fifth game to retain a 3.0-2.0 lead in the match-up, Nakamura delivered in the must-win game and beat Carlsen on demand, taking the semifinals to the Armageddon. The tiebreaker Armageddon went in Carlsen's favour as he qualified for the finals, where he will be up against Nakamura's teammate and another crowd favourite, Team Falcons' Alireza Firouzja. Hikaru will take on India's Arjun Erigais in the third-place playoff. 'It pissed me off when they cheered when Hikaru was winning!' Carlsen admitted after the match. What was Hikaru's reaction to his loss? 'Hopefully tomorrow Alireza can kick Magnus Carlsen's a**!'
