Magnus Carlsen, the No. 1-ranked chess player in the world, suffered a defeat to current world champion Gukesh Dommaraju. See Carlsen's reaction.

India's own world champion, D Gukesh, is on a roll in the Norway Chess event, having beaten world no.1 Magnus Carlsen in a headline-making clash. However, the defeat for Carlsen also saw the Norwegian even contemplating the decision to quit the classical format of the game.