‘Future is very bright for Indian chess’: World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen 2025 in Norway Chess | Chess news
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen praised Indian Grandmasters Domraju Gukesh, Rameshbabu Pragnanandha, and Arjun Erigasi, who were on the occasion of Norway Chess 2025. In the tournament, Carlsen started with a win against Gukesh and started with another victory against the Erigasi. Carlson currently leads standing with 8 points, with Gukesh and Erigasi share the fourth place with each 4.5 points.In Round 4 of Norway Chess 2025, Carlson demonstrated his expertise by defeating Indian No. 2 Erigasi in an endgeam win. This victory occurred when Carlson lost two Armangon games in the last round.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!There was a notable struggle between Carlson and the world champion D Gukesh in the early stages of the tournament on 27 May. Carlson won in his first classical match since Gukesh won the world title, marking Carlson’s return to individual classical chess after nearly a year of absence.While discussing competition with Indian chess players, Carlson told the news agency ANI: “Honestly, it is not only Gukesh and Pragnanandha. Obviously, as well as Arjuna, Arvind, who is progressing now and a ton of other people which are competing in many years. So I am certainly very highly bright for Indian chas.”
Addressing the impact of artificial intelligence on chess, Carlson shared with ANI: “AI definitely impressed the game because it was introduced about it, I would say, I would say, six years ago. It is increasing our understanding of the game a lot, but it is also a great equality in the sense that it is easy to gain knowledge at a first point in your career.”
