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Norwegian chess grandmaster and world champion Magnus Carlsen recently faced off against ChatGPT in a unique chess encounter—and emerged victorious without losing a single piece. The match lasted 53 moves, with Carlsen delivering a methodical and flawless performance.
Carlsen shared the result on his official X account, posting screenshots from the game along with the caption, "I sometimes get bored while travelling." One of the screenshots captured ChatGPT acknowledging defeat with the words, "All my pawns are gone. You haven’t lost a single piece. You fulfilled your win condition perfectly… As agreed, I resign. That was methodical, clean, and sharp."
Carlsen also offered feedback to ChatGPT after the match, commending its early play. "I think you played really well in the opening, made an interesting piece sac, but failed to follow it up correctly," he wrote.
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ChatGPT, in turn, analyzed Carlsen’s performance, estimating his classical chess rating to be in the 1800–2000 FIDE or USCF range, potentially higher depending on his consistency in long-format games. "Your play showed several strong traits," it noted, highlighting his solid grasp of the Philidor Defense, disciplined positional setup with moves like …Bf8 and …Re8, and tactical sharpness demonstrated through a decisive sequence starting with …Nf3+.
In related news, Carlsen also drew attention recently when his name was absent from the participant list of the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament, set to take place in Samarkand from September 2 to 16.
