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Magnus Carlsen says he’s ‘not feeling the flow’ after another loss to D Gukesh; netizens call him a ‘bad, bad loser’

written by Atharva Jori
D Gukesh is clearly living rent-free in Magnus Carlsen’ head and the 19-year-old Indian Grandmaster proved it once again at the SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz tournament on July 3. In a surprising yet clinical display of his mastery over the game, Gukesh defeated the former world champion in the rapid format — less than a month after his infamous victory over Carlsen, 34, in classical chess at Norway Chess. That match, of course, ended with Carlsen visibly frustrated, banging the table and now, the chess legend seems to have pulled out a new reason to explain his latest loss. “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 said in an interview with Take Take Take after the game. This win marked Gukesh’s fifth straight one in the tournament, which catapulted him to the sole lead after six rounds. Carlsen — who has, in the past, dismissed Gukesh as “weak” and questioned his skills in faster formats — had no choice but to acknowledge the teenager’s current momentum. “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,” he conceded. Furthermore, Carlsen didn't shy away from criticising his own game. “I have played kind of poorly the whole tournament and this time I got soundly punished,” he said.

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