Magnus Carlsen strikes 50 factors forward of D Gukesh on Classical scores after hat-trick of wins in Norwegian Staff Championship

Norwegian chess legend Magnus Carlsen had in latest months expressed his disdain for the Classical chess format amid his feud with international governing physique FIDE, opting as an alternative to focus his consideration on the shorter Fast and Blitz codecs whereas selling Freestyle Chess – a non-public tour that he co-founded during which matches happen within the Fischer Random format.

Regardless of his dislike for the format, during which he’s a five-time world champion and stays the world’s top-ranked participant, Carlsen has not fully severed ties with Classical chess simply but – though he has made it clear that he is not going to be taking part in occasions organised by FIDE going ahead.

Carlsen widens hole with Nakamura and Gukesh in Classical scores

On Wednesday, the 34-year-old made a profitable return to the format by scoring 3/3 for Offerspill on the ultimate weekend of the Norwegian Staff Chess Championship. And within the course of, the reigning world blitz co-champion additional consolidated his lead on the high of the FIDE Classical scores.

Carlsen defeated Grandmaster Simen Agdestein in addition to Worldwide Masters Kristian Stuvik Holm and Alparslan Isik to finish a hat-trick of wins. His 100 per cent run helped Offerspill end third within the closing workforce standings with 12 factors courtesy 5 wins, two defeats and two attracts and a median ranking of 2475.

Valerenga, the workforce comprising GMs Kaido Kulaots and Borki Predojevic, took the title with 14 factors – courtesy six wins, two attracts and one loss.

His hat-trick of wins additionally helped Carlsen earn 4.1 ranking factors, taking his present ranking to 2837.1 – 35 factors away from American Grandmaster and well-liked streamer Hikaru Nakamura.

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Carlsen can also be 50 factors away from reigning world champion D Gukesh, who has been charting a gradual rise within the Classical scores in latest months and had just lately entered the highest three after his
runner-up end at Tata Metal Chess along with his
conquer China’s Ding Liren within the World Championship.

As for the Norwegian Staff Championship, Carlsen was rated over 200 factors increased than the subsequent highest-rated participant – Agdestein (2573).