Magnus Carlsen, No. 1 Chess player, slams his fist onto the table after losing to world champion Gukesh Dommaraju

Norwegian Chess Master Magnus Carlsonthe world’s No. 1 player suffered a major defeat against current world champion Gukesh Dommaraju on Sunday.

After Dommaraju took the final step, Carlsen, 34, was hit on the table and stood up in frustration, shook hands with a 19-year-old master from India, and stood up. Carlsen’s videotape at the classic chess competition in the Norwegian Chess Round 6, the annual international chess championship, quickly spread among social events and sparked debates about online sportsmanship.

It was a shocking loss for Carlson, and for Dommaraju it was a “lucky day” the young chess master told reporters at Norwegian broadcaster TV2.

The game is live on Twitch via Chess.com, the world’s largest chess website. Despite his defeat, Carlson still led the tournament.

Magnus Carlsen’s ranking

Carlsen became the world’s highest-ranked player in 2010 and won five world titles. According to the Associated Press, he reached the highest ever chess rating of 2882 in 2014 and has been the undisputed world No. 1 for more than a decade.

Earlier this year, Carlson made history after fighting him in a record game over 143,000 people around the world. The online competition started on Chess.com on April 4, known as “Magnus Carlsen vs. The World”, is the first online freestyle game ever to feature a world champion.

Who is the current world champion of chess?

Dommaraju Become the youngest champion in the world He was only 18 years old last year after he finally defeated China’s Ding Liren in the 2024 World Championship last year.

He surpassed Russia’s record Garry KasparovAfter winning the 22-year-old title, he won the title after winning a dramatic title in Singapore. Dommaraju also became the second Indian to win the world chess champion Viswanathan Anand for the second time, winning the championship.

After a weekend win against Carlson, Dommaraju told TV2 that he was still shaking after the game.

“I don’t know what happened,” he said.

According to Chess.com, Dommaraju ranks fifth in the world

How is chess players ranking

There are two main systems in the chess ranking: the ELO system and the Glicko system. According to Chess.com using the latter method, ranking “represents your game power” and using statistics for calculations.

In the ELO system used by FIDE, the chances of one player defeating another player are calculated as percentages.

For example, Player A has a 60% chance of defeating Player B. If Player B wins six of 10 games, B’s ranking will remain the same. If Player B wins seven or more games, Player B’s ranking will rise. If Player B wins 5 games or fewer, Player B’s ranking will drop.

Chess.com says that using more complex recipes, the Glicko system is more complex and built on the ELO system.

Associated Press

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