World Champion D Gukesh had his revenge against Magnus Carlsen as he defeated the 34-year-old Norwegian from a losing position at the Norway Chess 2025. World No.1 Carlsen had beaten Gukesh in the first round of the tournament and went on to celebrate with a social media post declaring himself the king of chess.
The king Carlsen, however, was soon brought to the ground by the 19-year-old Indian Grandmaster Gukesh. This is Gukesh’s first classical win over Carlsen and it came after a thrilling endgame in which the Indian took advantage of a mistake from his opponent to script a sensational comeback.
Soon after, Carlsen resigned and slammed the table in anger as a visibly shaking Gukesh turned emotional, almost unable to believe what he had pulled off.
“I don’t know what happened,” Gukesh said after beating Carlsen. “…99 out of 100 times I would lose. It was just a lucky day. “I mean, [it was] not the way I wanted it to be, but okay, I’ll take it.” Carlsen continues to be the lead at Norway Chess, but he has been forced to share it with Caruana for now, on 9.5 points, while Gukesh is second on 8.5.