Despite leading at Norway Chess 2025, Carlsen yet to move on from Gukesh defeat: ‘Not very inspired’

Despite leading at Norway Chess 2025, Carlsen yet to move on from Gukesh defeat: ‘Not very inspired’

Instead of discussing his victory over Fabiano Caruana in the latest round of the 2025 Norway Chess on Thursday, world No 1 and defending champion Magnus Carlsen once again brought up his defeat at the hands of reigning world champion D Gukesh, making it clear he was yet to move on from the setback.

Magnus Carlsen had suffered the first defeat of his career at the hands of D Gukesh in Round 6 of the 2025 Norway Chess in Stavanger, Norway. Image credit: Michal Walusza/Norway Chess