Chess Grassmaster Magnus Carlsen discusses viral fist slam

Last week chess grassmaster Magnus Carlsen became viral when He slammed his fist In disappointment after he lost the classic match against Gukech Housedoz in the 2025 chess tournament.

Carlsen swayed Home Home and went to Haf.

Carlsen appeared on Barstool Sports’ “Excuse me for my mind” And he lamented his actions, explaining how he feels when he loses.

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Norwegian chess player Magnus Carlsen participates in the fight against the 2019 energy champions in Circus Building, Copenhagen, Denmark, May 22, 2019. (Claus Bech/Ritzau Scanpix/Through Reuters)

“Part of me, frankly, when I had such a loss, just recently felt it so dumb and so unnecessary, and it made me feel so washed and useless,” he said in the podcast. “My thoughts have been:” Ugh, I’m sure why I do it. “If I win, that’s good.

Carlsen said the losses feel much worse than the victories feel great.

“Unfortunately, the sad thing in chess, as in life, is that the negative feelings are a little intensified,” he said. “Like a really painful loss, how people could see from my last tournament, it affects much more difficult than winning.

Chess Grassmaster Magnus Carlsen is attending a press conference on the eve of the chess tour in Paris on April 7, 2025. (Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes)

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“So, I will look like I will be very pleased with the victory when I win. I may not always show it, but unfortunately the reaction to the loss is still stronger.”

Carlsen-one of the most famous chess players in the world and has a marketing empire. Play Magnus app is one of the best chess apps on mobile devices.

Carlsen by -still occupies the first World Chess Federation.

However, he has no real interest to be a “bad boy” of chess.

“I don’t inspire being a bad boy. Sometimes I think I’m in a position compared to some of my peers, I can afford not to take S —,” he said. “But frankly, the moments I like, knocking the table, I usually are not going to apologize for the explosion at this point. While you understand after you show the enemy due respect.

Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen plays in chess during the 6th Indian chess tournament Tata Stelia in the assembly hall of Dhono Dhanyo. (Dipayan Bose/Sopa Images/LightRockket via Getty Images)

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“I obviously wanted me to avoid this by winning the game. I honestly think it must be a place for this. It’s also a little like a breaking up your tennis racket. It’s such a sports sport that I think it’s okay.”

Fox News’ Connor McGahan has contributed to this report.

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