Magnus Carlsenconsidered by many to be the Best chess player everput in check – literally – too the artificial intelligence of Chatgpt in an online game. In sunny 53 movesthe Norwegian won the match without losing Not even a pieceleaving the Ai without pedestrians and without hopes.
A match that has shown that, although artificial intelligence can be brilliant, human strategy remains unbeatable in certain contexts. The meeting highlighted the limit of the generative in the deep strategic calculation and in the management of the complex phases of the game. The result was shared by the sample itself on the platform Xaccompanied by an ironic comment: “Sometimes I bore me while I travel“.
I Sometimes Get Bored While Travelling pic.twitter.com/mmkeecg0xn
– Magnus Carlsen (@magnuscarlsen) July 11, 2025
The analysis of the match by Chatgpt
After the defeat, Chatgpt commented: “AND was one methodical, clean and incisive match. Well played!“. Carlsen, sporty, said that Chatgpt played really well at the opening, but in the end he was unable to follow following correctly. Then, with a curious spirit, he asked the AI an analysis of his performance And Chatgpt congratulated the sample, responding with a detailed and surprisingly courteous analysis.
“Your game showed several traits of strength“He wrote, underlining the strength of the opening, patience, tactical vision and effectiveness in the ending. He even ventured an estimate of the level of game: “About 1800–2000 Fide or Uscf”a rating that, in reality, is of 2839 Fide For Carlsen, the highest in the world.
Not just victories
A few days after the match with chatgpt, Carlsen lost against the young Indian prodigy RAMESHBABU praggnanandhaa during the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour In Las Vegas and had a reaction that has become viral. A demonstration that, even for an absolute champion, the balance between game and surprise remains fundamental.
