The world chess champion won a game with ChatGPT. How the chatbot reacted
World number one chess player Magnus Carlsen of Norway defeated ChatGPT in an online match. He won in just 53 moves without losing a single piece.
World number one chess player Magnus Carlsen of Norway defeated ChatGPT in an online match. He won in just 53 moves without losing a single piece.
World number one chess player Magnus Carlsen of Norway defeated ChatGPT in an online match. He won in just 53 moves without losing a single piece.
The match, which Carlsen played to “kill the boredom of traveling,” ended with ChatGPT offering a gracious concession. “All my pawns are gone. You haven’t lost a single piece. You’ve fulfilled your victory condition perfectly… I give up. That was methodical, clean, and clear,” the OpenAI chatbot said after the match.
When ChatGPT was asked to estimate Carlsen's strength, he offered a rating of 1800-2000 on the FIDE scale, which is significantly lower than the actual rating of the reigning world champion.
Despite the defeat, ChatGPT highly praised Carlsen's play. It highlighted his comfortable command of the Philidor Defense, his solid positional play with moves like …Bf8 and …Re8, and his clear tactical execution starting with …Nf3+. The AI also highly praised Carlsen's endgame control, noting his discipline and precision in turning a small advantage into a victory. ChatGPT also noted Carlsen's quick detection of illegal moves, which it attributed to "real-world experience behind the board."
Recall that last month, ChatGPT lost a game of chess to a 1977 gaming console — the Atari 2600 .


