D Gukesh ‘shocked’ to hear Magnus Carlsen thinking about quitting Classical chess: ‘Did not see that coming’

D Gukesh ‘shocked’ to hear Magnus Carlsen thinking about quitting Classical chess: ‘Did not see that coming’

World No 1 Magnus Carlsen had hinted at quitting Classical chess, a format he has been critical of in recent months, following his stunning defeat at the hands of reigning world champion D Gukesh in their sixth-round meeting at Norway Chess.

D Gukesh had defeated Magnus Carlsen for the first time in his career in Round 6 of the ongoing Norway Chess in Stavanger, Norway. Image credit: Michal Walusza/Norway Chess