Magnus Carlsen said that the inconsistencies of Arjun Erigaisi during the current tata steel failure tournament are not something to fear. In six games, Arjun only managed three draws and lost as many games.
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Arjun Erigaisi experienced a disappointing start to the Tata 2025 steel chess tournament at Wijk Aan Zee, in the Netherlands, the Grand Master Indian not being able to obtain a single victory so far. Erigaisi succeeded at only 1.5 stressing six possible, drawing three games while losing three others.
Not long ago, Arjun had marked history by becoming only the second Indian after the legendary Viswanathan Anand to exceed 2,800 rating points Elo, but lost 21 points during the six games at Tata Steel Chess Tat was played so far.
“ I do not know if we must read as much ”: Carlsen on the form of erigaisi
His latest setback was a draw against Fabiano Caruana in the sixth round on Friday. Magnus Carlsen, world n ° 1, believes that the form of Erigaisi is not something to fear at the moment. “I am not sure that we should read a lot (the results of Erigaisi),” he told Chess.com during the comments during the sixth round.
“We saw Caruana before the candidates have a nightmare of a tournament, then win the event. So I don’t know if we have to read a lot there. I guess it becomes a little mental (problem) at some point if you have trouble in the same tournament that you have struggled before, “he added.
Carlsen recalled the incontinents of Erigaisi during the Tata 2023 steel chess tournament. “I think a lot has gone wrong at the same time (for Arjun Erigaisi). I heard that if you hurt Tata Steel, then it can be a very long tournament, “he added.
Magnus Carlsen noted Arigaisi’s defeat against Vladimir Fedoseev, where he sought to take advantage of the opening to put himself in a winning position. “It is a sort of correctly, then it makes a little random error.”
“The loss against Harikrishna was more difficult to explain. He took risks … Almost as if he played for a victory while creating risks only for himself. He went to get a line where I did not know what his idea was, in addition to not wanting to take a draw. This game was strange, “said Carlsen.
