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Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen failures became viral last week when he slammed his fist of frustration after losing a classic match against Gukesh Domomraju in the Norway Chess 2025 tournament.
Carlsen shook the hand of Domomomraju and left in a breath.
Carlsen appeared on “Pardon My Take” by Barstool Sports and deplored his actions, explaining what he feels when he loses.
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The Norwegian chess player Magnus Carlsen participates in the Battle of the Champions of Denmark of Energy 2019 in Circus Building, Copenhagen, Denmark, May 22, 2019. (Claus Bech / Ritzau Scanpix / Via Reuters)
“A part of me, honestly, when I had this loss, I recently felt that it was so stupid and so useless, and that made me feel so washed and useless,” he said on the podcast. “My thoughts for a few days were:” UGH, I’m sure why I do that. “When I win, it’s good.
Carlsen said the losses feel worse than the victories that feel good.
“Unfortunately, the sad thing about failures, as in life, is that negative feelings are a bit improved,” he said. “Like a truly painful loss, as people could have seen from my last tournament, it strikes much stronger than victories.
The Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen failures attend a press conference before the Freestyle Chess Grand Chelem in Paris on April 7, 2025. (Reuters / Gonzalo Fuentes)
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“So, I will have like, I will be very satisfied with victory often when I win. I will not always show it, but the reaction to lose is unfortunately even stronger.”
Carlsen is one of the best known chess players in the world and has a marketing empire behind him to show it. The Play Magnus application is one of the best failures on mobile devices.
Carlsen still ranks first in Standard, Blitz and Rapid Chess, according to the World Chess Federation.
However, it has no real interest in being the “bad boy” of failures.
“I do not inspire to be a bad boy. Sometimes I think I’m in a position compared to some of my peers, I may allow myself not to take S —“, he said. “But, honestly, the moments that I like to hit the table, I will not generally apologize for the explosion in the moment. As long as you realize after showing your opponent good respect.
The Norwegian Grand Master Magnus Carlsen plays chess during the 6th Tata Steel Chess India tournament at the Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium. (Images Dipayan Bose / Sopa / Lightrocket via Getty Images)
“I obviously wish that I could have avoided this by winning the match. I honestly think that there should be room for this too in failures. It’s a bit like crushing your racket in tennis too. It is such a tense sport to start with that I think it’s ok.”
