‘Sore loser': Chess world stunned as Magnus Carlsen slams fists onto table
Magnus Carlsen fumed after losing to chess world champion Gukesh Dommaraju.
After conceding defeat the world No. 1 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.'
Fans could not get enough of the clip of Carlsen losing his cool, which has attracted 8.5 million 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.'
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