New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- Magnus Carlsen once again came into spotlight for wrong reasons after the Norwegian chess grandmaster slammed the table after losing to Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi in the ongoing FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025 in Doha. This was the second incident in 2025 when Carlsen was caught on camera, banging the table in frustration following a loss.

The incident took place after Erigaisi put his strong endgame and quick calculation on display to record the biggest upset of the ongoing World Blitz Championship so far. Carlsen lost on time.

During the game, Carlsen opened with a French Variation of the Sicilian Defence. Following his bishop. The Norwegian went into backfoot after his knight developed into d2 and bishop retrea...