Indian chess grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju responds to Magnus Carlsen's table slam heard around the world
Gukesh Dommaraju is giving Magnus Carlsen grace after defeating him at Norway Chess 2025. The 19-year-old chess grandmaster defeated Carlsen during round 6. A clip from the end of the game went viral on social media, showing Carlsen hitting the table and screaming "Oh my god" when he realized he had lost the classical game. Carlsen is a longtime legend, ranked number 1 in the world, even though Dommaraju won the World Championship in 2024. In a high-pressure endgame, with both players seconds away from running out of time, he blundered a knight. Gukesh pounced, flipping the outcome in what . . .