written by Atharva Jori
Magnus Carlsen and Gukesh Dommaraju's chess encounters have gained significant attention, particularly following events like Norway Chess 2025, where they exchanged victories.
Magnus Carlsen and Gukesh Dommaraju's battles on the chessboard have become one of the most talked-about clashes. The duo faced each other plenty of times in the recent past, including the famous Norway Chess 2025, where Carlsen won once, and lost another. But what has been most interesting is the Norwegian's habit of criticising the World Champion several times.
Another such instance occurred when Carlsen, while participating in the Esports World Cup chess tournament, was asked to stay quiet till he heard the name of a chess player who was better than him. Carlsen remained silent throughout the session and only broke his silence when Garry Kasparov's name came up.
Later, as the video went viral on Instagram, Carlsen trolled Gukesh and wrote, "Would have stayed quiet for Gukesh as well."
Interestingly, when the Indian GM humbled Carlsen in the SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Croatia 2025, he had no qualms in admitting that he was 'soundly punished'.
"I have kind of played poorly throughout the tournament and this time I got soundly punished," Carlsen had told Take Take Take
Written by Atharva Jori Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field, at the centre of which is a 22-yard (20-metre; 66-foot) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails (small sticks) balanced on three stumps. Two players from the batting team, the striker and nonstriker, stand in front of either wicket holding bats, while one player from the fielding team, the bowler, bowls the ball toward the striker's wicket from the opposite end of the pitch. The striker's goal is to hit the bowled ball with the bat and then switch places with the nonstriker, with the batting team scoring one run for each of these exchanges. Runs are also scored when the ball reaches the boundary of the field or when the ball is bowled illegally. The fielding team aims to prevent runs by dismissing batters (so they are "out"). Dismissal can occur in various ways, including being bowled (when the ball hits the striker's wicket and dislodge...

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