India, May 29 -- Magnus Carlsen defeated reigning world champion D Gukesh in Round 4 of Norway Chess, on Thursday. It was Carlsen's first classical win in the tournament this year. Carlsen also avenged his defeat to Gukesh at the same tournament last year, which led to a viral, controversial moment.

After Carlsen lost to Gukesh last year, the World No. 1 slammed the table in anger, and it became a viral meme. Gukesh had beaten Carlsen for the first time in his career in Round 6 last year, coming out on top in 62 moves with white pieces.

During the pre-tournament media interaction this year, Gukesh opened up on the table slam moment. "In most sports, it's the bare minimum the players would do. I mean, players in other sports get into phy...