Magnus carlsen (r) and ivan kukushkin (l). Photo via chess base India.
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While Carlsen Made All the headlines, it was the 10-year-old chess prodigy ivan kukushkin who won over the audience with his fearless and Sharma.
Congress Carlsen for his Victory, The Chess Prodigy Expressed His Admiration for the 36-YAR-old but at the same time made a bold and cheeky remark.
“I can beat magnus. Everybody can beat magnus. Magnus is the best in the world but he is not a computer. He also mentioned nodirbek abdusattorov as his favorite player.
Carlsen also created a new chess record with a historic cpr of 3153 at grenke freestyle 2025. Surpassing Fabiano Caruana’s 3096 CPR at the Sinquefield Cup 2014.
Best Historical CPR Performances Before Grenke 2025:
| Player | Event | Year | Rai | Score | TPR | CPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby ficcher | Usa championship | 1963 | 2593 | 11/11 | N/a | 3187 |
| Fabiano caruana | Sinquefield Cup | 2014 | 2802 | 8.5/10 | 3103 | 3096 |
| Bobby ficcher | Candidates | 1971 | 2740 | 18.5/21 | 3088 | 3081 |
| Alexander Alekhine | San remo | 1930 | 2613 | 14/15 | 3072 | 3033 |
| Alexander Beliavsky | Alicante | 1978 | 2392 | 13/13 | N/a | 3009 |
| Magnus carlsen | Pearl spring | 2009 | 2762 | 8/10 | 3003 | 2996 |
Carlsen won the tournament with a round to spare.
