
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen responded to his superiors’ quick and blitz victories in Croatia on Sunday 6 July. After officially officially, Carlsen said on the social media that his “B-HRA was enough” on days when others did not do anything exceptional.
Magnus, who lost a quick title in the competition with Indian D. Gukesh, returned strongly in Blitz’s part of the tournament and helped him win the combined title. Before deleting the post, he kicked his critics with MEM.
“When no one else has a great performance, my game B is usually enough. I always try for more!” Magnus tweeted after his victory for the second time.
Carlsen had previously complained that he wasn’t enjoying his chess during a fast bike. Even after the victory in Zagreb, Magnus sounded unconvincing and said he hadn’t felt as if he had won.
“It doesn’t feel like I won, really. It looks like I just came here, I played fine, and in the end nobody really did nothing special, and then I usually win!” Magnus said that take also app app in an interview.
After his bad trip on a fast trip, Blitz’s part of the complete conversion of wealth brought. Gukesh lost five of his first six blitz games on day 1, drew one and won only one. His rhythm was gone, the nerves visible and the sharp accuracy of his fast games was not found anywhere. The final loss for the countryman R. Pragggnanandhaa reduced the unsatisfactory performance of Blitz, who saw him lost six games on the first day.
On the other hand, Carlsen released what he later called “decisive” during, on the opening Blitz day he scored 7.5/9 to erase Gukesh’s lead and take control of the ranking.
“I felt that I was fighting most of the event. Partly because it was a very strong field this year. There were not many weaker players at all. It wasn’t clear who was about to score badly and who was preparing a score against others.
He continued and added, “He talks about the fact that it was quite even even a tournament. No one could really break away from the pack. It doesn’t feel like I won. It’s like I just came here and played all right.
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Published:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published on:
July 7, 2025