Overview

• Magnus Carlsen secured his seventh Norway Chess crown by drawing his final-round game to edge out rivals on tiebreaks.
• Following his surprise win over Carlsen, 19-year-old D Gukesh concluded the event in third place behind Arjun Erigaisi.
• Carlsen’s uncharacteristic table slam after his loss to Gukesh was captured on video, then edited into a wave of viral memes on social media.
• In a post-tournament interview with ChessBase India, Gukesh selected his favourite meme edits, saying he ‘laughed for like 10 minutes’ at their creativity.
• Gukesh’s rising stature was underscored by his status as the youngest undisputed World Chess Champion, having surpassed a FIDE rating of 2750 at age 17.