Rewind: Mozart of Chess
Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, the world's No. 1-ranked player, suffered a large decision connected Sunday to existent satellite champion Gukesh Dommaraju.
After Dommaraju made his last move, Carlsen, 34, was seen slamming his fist onto the array and lasting up retired of his spot successful vexation earlier shaking hands with the 19-year-old grandmaster from India. The video of Carlsen's loss successful the classical chess lucifer astatine circular six of Norway Chess, an yearly planetary chess tournament, rapidly dispersed connected societal and sparked a statement astir sportsmanship online.
It was a shocking nonaccomplishment for Carlsen and a "lucky day" for Dommaraju, the younger chess grandmaster told a newsman with Norwegian broadcaster TV2.
The lucifer was unrecorded streamed connected Twitch via Chess.com, the world's largest chess website. Despite the defeat, Carlsen was inactive successful the pb astatine the tournament.
Norway's Magnus Carlsen (L) plays against India's Gukesh Dommaraju during the archetypal crippled of Norway chess tournement successful Finansparken successful Stavanger connected May 26, 2025.
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Magnus Carlsen's ranking
Carlsen became the world's top-ranked subordinate successful 2010 astatine 19 and has won 5 World Championships. He achieved the highest-ever chess standing of 2882 successful 2014 and has remained the undisputed satellite No. 1 for more than a decade, the Associated Press reported.
Earlier this year, Carlsen made past aft much than 143,000 radical worldwide played against him successful a single, record-setting game. Billed arsenic "Magnus Carlsen vs. The World," the online lucifer began April 4 connected Chess.com and was the first-ever online freestyle crippled to diagnostic a satellite champion.
Who is the existent chess satellite champion?
Dommaraju became the youngest satellite champion last twelvemonth astatine conscionable 18 years aged pursuing a last triumph implicit China's Ding Liren astatine the International Chess Federation (FIDE) 2024 World Championship.
He surpassed a grounds held by Russia's Garry Kasparov, who won the rubric astatine property 22, aft clinching a melodramatic endgame successful Singapore to beryllium crowned champion. Dommaraju besides became the 2nd Indian, aft five-time satellite chess champion Viswanathan Anand, to clasp the title.
Following his triumph against Carlsen implicit the weekend, Dommaraju told TV2 that helium was inactive shaking aft the game.
"I don't cognize what happened," helium said.
Dommaraju is ranked No. 5 successful the world, according to Chess.com
How chess subordinate rankings work
There are 2 main systems for chess ranking: the Elo System and the Glicko System. According to Chess.com, which uses the second method, the ranking "represents your spot of play" and is calculated utilizing statistics.
In the Elo System utilized by FIDE, the accidental of 1 subordinate defeating different is calculated successful a percentage.
For example, subordinate A has a 60% accidental of defeating subordinate B. If subordinate B wins six retired of 10 games, subordinate B's ranking would enactment the same. If subordinate B won 7 oregon much games, subordinate B's ranking would spell up. If subordinate B wins 5 oregon less games, subordinate B's ranking would spell down.
The Glicko System is much analyzable and built connected the Elo System, utilizing a much analyzable formula, Chess.com said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Kiki Intarasuwan is simply a quality exertion for CBS News & Stations.
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