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India Today
07-07-2025
- Sport
- India Today
Magnus Carlsen wins Grand Chess Tour Zagreb: My B-game is enough
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen reacted to his SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz win in Croatia on Sunday, July 6. After the final standings of the tournament were made official, Carlsen said on social media that his 'B-game was enough' on days when others did not do something who lost the Rapid title in the competition to India's D. Gukesh, came back strongly in the Blitz section of the tournament, helping him win the combined title. He took a dig at his critics with a meme before deleting the nobody else has a great performance, my B-game is usually enough. Always striving for more though!' Magnus tweeted out for the second time after his win. Carlsen had earlier complained about not enjoying his chess during the Rapid round. Even after his win in Zagreb, Magnus sounded unconvinced, stating that it did not feel like he had won.'It doesn't feel like I've won, really. It feels like I just came here, played alright, and nobody really did anything special in the end, and then I usually end up winning!' Magnus told Take Take Take app in an his poor outing in Rapid, the Blitz portion brought a complete reversal of fortunes. Gukesh lost five of his first six Blitz games on Day 1, drawing one and winning just one. His rhythm was off, nerves visible, and the crisp precision of his Rapid games was nowhere to be found. A final-round loss to compatriot R. Praggnanandhaa capped a disappointing Blitz performance that saw him lose six games on the first day stark contrast, Carlsen unleashed what he later called a 'decisive' run, scoring 7.5/9 on the opening Blitz day to erase Gukesh's lead and seize control of the leaderboard.'I felt that I struggled most of the event. Partly because it was a very strong field this year. There weren't a lot of weaker players at all. It wasn't obvious who was going to score poorly and who was going to score well against the others. It felt like, especially in Rapid, chances were kind of hard to come by. I had one good day yesterday (the first day of the Blitz section on Saturday) and that turned out to be enough,' Carlsen told the broadcaster in an interview on the final went on to add: 'It speaks to the fact that it was a fairly even tournament overall. Nobody could really break away from the pack. It doesn't feel like I won. It feels like I just came here and played alright. Nobody really did anything special in the end. Then I usually end up winning,' he concluded.- EndsTrending Reel
Indian Express
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Indian Express
Third Gukesh vs Magnus Carlsen battle in Zagreb ends in 14 moves and lasts one minute, four seconds
The final battle between world champion Gukesh and world no 1 Magnus Carlsen ended in a 14-move draw at the SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Croatia. It was a battle that lasted barely a minute and five seconds. In their first clash at the Zagreb tournament, played in the rapid format, Gukesh had defied expectations off him and handed a defeat to the five-time world champion. Not just that, the youngest classical world champion in history had risen to the top of the leaderboard after the end of the three-day-long rapid section. But since the blitz portion of the event started in the tournament, Gukesh has experienced a string of defeats. He lost to Carlsen in their first blitz clash on Saturday. But on Sunday, the duo played out a quick draw in round 13 of the blitz portion. It was a battle that lasted just one minute and four seconds. When both players agreed to a draw, Gukesh had 5:10 seconds on his clock, more time than he had started the game with while Carlsen had 4:45. READ MORE | Garry Kasparov explains why playing Gukesh is 'like playing a computer': Have to beat him 5 times… he has many lives in each game Before the game, Carlsen said that he was playing in 'survival mode' and he was just hustling it. The draw against the Indian teenager was his third of the day out of four games, with his only win coming against Alireza Firouzja. Carlsen also drew with Anish Giri and Fabiano Caruana. The world champion from India, meanwhile, started the day with back-to-back defeats against Wesley So and Nodirbek Abdusattorov before defeating Jan-Krzysztof Duda, who was ahead of him in the standings. Despite leading the tournament by a handsome margin, Carlsen had said that he was 'feeling super shaky' before the Gukesh game. 'I feel super shaky. I feel like my play is not there at all so far. But there results are working out, so that's good! Now I'm kinda in survival mode. Obviously, the results are working out great in the other games for me. I really cannot get going so far. I'm managing to hustle it,' Carlsen told Take Take Take. READ MORE | Magnus Carlsen reacts to Gukesh defeat: 'Poor from me, got soundly punished… but all credit to Gukesh' The battle started with the world champion from India turning up first to the table and Carlsen being the last player from the 10-player field to arrive at the boards. Gukesh had 16.5 points at this stage while Carlsen was leading the event with 19.5 points. Gukesh, playing with white pieces, opted for a Ruy Lopez. He pushed his pawn to e4 and Carlsen, opting for his traditional tactics before the game, chose to spent 13 seconds adjusting his pieces, before responding. The game saw an Open Berlin Defense making an appearance. But soon, after a quick exchange of minor pieces, Carlsen's and Gukesh's queens did a little sideways shuffle to settle for a draw by threefold repetition.
NDTV
04-07-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
After Calling D Gukesh 'Weak', Magnus Carlsen's "Not Enjoying Chess" Excuse Behind Defeat
World number one Magnus Carlsen says he is struggling to enjoy chess after suffering a second consecutive defeat to reigning world champion D Gukesh, who the Norwegian has described as a "weak" player multiple times. The 19-year-old Indian Grandmaster once again outplayed the former world champion maverick, this time in the rapid format at the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz tournament on Thursday. The win comes less than a month after Gukesh stunned Carlsen in the classical format at the Norway Chess tournament, a match that ended with the latter visibly frustrated, famously banging the table. "Honestly, I am not enjoying playing chess at all right now. I just, I don't feel any flow at all when I'm playing. I'm constantly hesitating and it's just really poor right now," Carlsen told 'Take Take Take' after the loss. Kasparov as Gukesh beats Carlsen: "A very important day! Now we can question Magnus' domination. It's not just the second loss, it's a very convincing loss!" #GrandChessTour — chess24 (@chess24com) July 3, 2025 The win against Carlsen marked Gukesh's fifth consecutive triumph in the tournament as he grabbed the sole lead after six rounds. "He's doing incredibly well now (in the format). It's a long way to go in the tournament but winning five games in a row is no mean feat," said Carlsen. Carlsen has rarely missed an opportunity to voice his doubts over Gukesh's prowess in the faster formats. But he now has struggles of his own to worry about as he has managed just one win so far in the ongoing tournament. He conceded that his overall performance in the has been sub-par. "I have played kind of poorly the whole tournament and this time I got soundly punished," he said. He credited Gukesh for capitalising on his chances while admitting that he found himself "hopelessly lost" at one point during the game. Playing with white pieces, Carlsen was forced to resign after 49 moves. "I had a very, very nice position. He took his chance to open out his position with C6. After that it was a little bit like earlier where I got short of time and I couldn't really handle it that well and he found a lot of really good moves." "I had one last chance at some point to bail out to something that was very, very drawish but I thought let's continue playing and then a couple of moves later I was pretty hopelessly lost. "It was poor but all credit to Gukesh. He's playing well and is taking his chances too," he said.
The Hindu
04-07-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
I'm not enjoying playing chess: Carlsen after defeat to Gukesh
World number one Magnus Carlsen says he is struggling to enjoy chess after suffering a second consecutive defeat to reigning world champion D Gukesh, who the Norwegian has described as a "weak" player multiple times. The 19-year-old Indian Grandmaster once again outplayed the former world champion maverick, this time in the rapid format at the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz tournament on Thursday (July 3, 2025) . World Champion Gukesh D stunned Magnus Carlsen in Round 6! A must-watch game that had us all on the edge of our seats!♟️#grandchesstour# — Grand Chess Tour (@GrandChessTour) July 3, 2025 The highlights of the game Magnus Carslen - Gukesh D, which will remain in the history of chess! Photos by Lennart Ootes for GCT #Grandchesstour#gukeshd#MagnusCarlsen# — Grand Chess Tour (@GrandChessTour) July 3, 2025 The win comes less than a month after Gukesh stunned Carlsen in the classical format at the Norway Chess tournament, a match that ended with latter visibly frustrated, famously banging the table. "Honestly, I am not enjoying playing chess at all right now. I just, I don't feel any flow at all when I'm playing. I'm constantly hesitating and it's just really poor right now," Carlsen told 'Take Take Take' after the loss. The win against Carlsen marked Gukesh's fifth consecutive triumph in the tournament as he grabbed the sole lead after six rounds. "He's doing incredibly well now (in the format). It's a long way to go in the tournament but winning five games in a row is no mean feat," said Carlsen. Carlsen has rarely missed an opportunity to voice his doubts over Gukesh's prowess in the faster formats. But he now has struggles of his own to worry about as he has managed just one win so far in the ongoing tournament. He conceded that his overall performance in the has been sub-par. "I have played kind of poorly the whole tournament and this time I got soundly punished," he said. He credited Gukesh for capitalising on his chances while admitting that he found himself "hopelessly lost" at one point during the game. Playing with white pieces, Carlsen was forced to resign after 49 moves. "I had a very, very nice position. He took his chance to open out his position with C6. After that it was a little bit like earlier where I got short of time and I couldn't really handle it that well and he found a lot of really good moves." "I had one last chance at some point to bail out to something that was very, very drawish but I thought let's continue playing and then a couple of moves later I was pretty hopelessly lost. "It was poor but all credit to Gukesh. He's playing well and is taking his chances too," he said.
Indian Express
04-07-2025
- Sport
- Indian Express
Magnus Carlsen reacts to Gukesh defeat: ‘Poor from me, got soundly punished… but all credit to Gukesh'
For the second time in two games, a game against world champion Gukesh has ended in defeat for world no 1 Magnus Carlsen. Following the headline-making defeat — and the emotional reaction to the loss by Carlsen — at Norway Chess in classical format, this time, Carlsen lost a rapid contest at the SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Croatia 2025 in Zagreb on Thursday night. Playing with white pieces, Carlsen was forced to resign after 49 moves. It was a game that started really positively for Carlsen and after 20 moves, he held a significant edge on the board. But then the game unraveled. You can read our analysis of how Gukesh defeated Magnus Carlsen here. After the defeat, Carlsen told the Take Take Take app: 'Gukesh is doing incredible well (at this tournament). It's a long way to go in the tournament but winning five games in a row is no mean feat.' Before the start of the tournament, the Norwegian had not just questioned Gukesh's credentials in rapid and blitz. He had gone as far as saying that he would treat the games against Gukesh (one in rapid and two in blitz over the weekend) as ones against one of the 'presumably weaker players in the tournament'. As Carlsen had explained, 'Gukesh hasn't done anything to indicate that he's going to do well (in rapid and blitz). It remains to be proven that he's one of the best players in such a format. This is a very, very strong field that we have here. Players like Gukesh have a lot to prove. In the course of 27 rounds, things usually show. I hope for Gukesh's sake that he can play better.' Talking about the game itself, a disappointed world no 1 said: 'It was poor (from me) but all credit to Gukesh. He's playing well and taking his chances. I've played kind of poorly the whole tournament. This time I got soundly punished. I think I had a very nice position. He took his chance to open up the position, after that it was a little bit like earlier when I got short of time and I could not handle it that well. And Gukesh found a lot of really good moves.' The Norwegian added: 'Honestly, I'm not enjoying playing chess at all right now. I just… I don't feel any flow at all. When I am playing, I'm constantly hesitating. It's just really poor right now.'
