The World’s Greatest Chess Player Suffered a Stunning Defeat. But There’s More to the Story.

Magnus Carlsen slammed the table in frustration after losing to Indian Gukesh Dommaraju in a chess match.

The incident has fueled days of theatrical discourse, breaking out of the typically niche proceedings of international chess tourneys to a broader reckoning over Carlsen ’s conduct and his status within the game.

Gukesh Dommaraju is the youngest-ever player to beat Magnus Carlsen in the Aimchess Rapid tournament in October 2022 .

In December , he became the youngest player ever to win the World Chess Championship .

Carlsen says he's been "generally not impressed" with the Ding Liren series, disparaging it as a showcase of unsophisticated chessplay.

Magnus Carlsen slammed his opponent Gukesh Dommaraju's table at the World Blitz Chess Championship in New York in December .

ChessBase India asked whether the slam was “actually rude,” ChessBase.com asked whether Carlsen ’s table-punch video was actually rude’ Carlsen has yet to further comment on the slam, but Norway Chess will press on.