India’s Gukesh D got even with World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, defeating him in Round 6 of the ongoing Norway Chess 2025 tournament. The 19-year-old couldn’t believe it for quite a few seconds- his first-ever classical win against the Norwegian grandmaster. With this victory, Gukesh also became only the second Indian to beat Carlsen in the tournament’s history, after Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa.

‘What just happened?’ Gukesh beats Carlsen

Even Carlsen seemed stunned. For most of the match, he had the upper hand — until one wrong move, which didn’t slip past the reigning world chess champion. The realisation hit him hard, and he slammed the table in frustration before shaking hands with Gukesh.

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The reigning world chess champion was in disbelief. He stood up without uttering a word, then began pacing around. As Carlsen left the room, he patted Gukesh on the back. A video captures it all and has been going viral on social media. Many are calling it the “loudest bang ever” in the chess world. 

Perfect revenge. Isn’t it? For those who don’t know, Gukesh had lost to Carlsen in the opening round.

Gukesh climbs up to third spot

With this win, D Gukesh jumped to third spot in the Norway Chess 2025 points table with 8.5 points, and now he is just one point behind Carlsen and American Fabiano Caruana.

“It (win) just gives a huge pump of confidence (to Gukesh) because once you’ve done it, you know you can do it again. And that’s the plan,” Gukesh’s Polish coach Grzegorz Gajewski said.

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“And for the tournament (Norway Chess) that’s going ahead, it gives him (Gukesh) a bump. Hopefully, we can break another unbreakable margin. Perfect,” said the Pole.

Opening round Norway Chess 2025

Earlier on May 27, Magnus Carlsen launched a classic king hunt to defeat reigning World Champion D Gukesh in Round One at Norway Chess 2025. This was their first classical match since Gukesh won the world title, and it also marked Carlsen’s return to individual classical chess after nearly a year.

Reacting to the upset victory, Gukesh’s coach, Grandmaster Vishnu Prasanna, praised the teenager’s resilience and fighting spirit.

“We have to give a lot of credit to Gukesh for his stubbornness and for his resourcefulness because I think he was aware that he was dead lost for so long, yet he kept kicking, he kept kicking, and the time went lower, the more chances he had to actually do something with the position. I don’t think his intention was to win that, but yeah, I’m sure he is happy,” Vishnu Prasanna said.

(With inputs from agencies)