Kuala Lampur, April 24 -- Chess can be war. If it was war, then Norwegian grandmaster and presently the highest-ranked chess player in the world, Magnus Carlsen, has just invaded and grabbed more territory than ever.

Already a legend, Carlsen pulled off something mega jaw-dropping at the 2025 Grenke Freestyle Chess Open (held in the city of Karlsruhe, Germany): A perfect 9/9 score, winning every single game.

That's like Brazil or Germany winning every match they played on the way to victory at the World Cup - no draws, no play-offs, no extra-time sudden-death, no penalties, nada.

Just defeating every opponent, every challenger. That's not just winning; it's domination so absolute it is like Carlsen is playing a different game altogethe...