Magnus Carlsen says that even if 18-year-old Gukesh wins the World Championship title he won't return to long-form classical chess as it doesn’t interest him anymore.

Norway’s five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen won the TATA Steel Chess Rapid tournament with a round to spare in Kolkata.

Carlsen, the overnight leader, defeated Germany’s Vincent Keymer in the seventh round. The world No 1 followed it up with a victory against Daniil Dubov in the eighth round before concluding with a draw against Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the ninth.

Magnus Carlsen showed his magic on Thursday to secure victories against S L Narayanan, Wesley So and Arjun Erigaisi to claim sole lead in the ongoing Tata Steel Chess India Rapid Tournament in Kolkata on Thursday.

In the women's category, Russian grandmaster Aleksandra Goryachkina took home the title, finishing first with 7 points

India’s R. Praggnanandhaa finishes second in the Open category; Vantika Agrawal finishes third in Women's section.

For the Norwegian, six wins out of nine games culminated into a two-point lead over runner-up R Praggnanandhaa

Magnus Carlsen delivered a flawless performance on the final day to secure the title. India’s R. Praggnanandhaa and Wesley So finished tied on 5.5 points, but Praggnanandhaa's superior tie-break score earned him the first runner-up position,

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway delivered a flawless performance on the final day to clinch the title in the Open section, while India’s R Praggnanandhaa finished runner-up at the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid Tournament on Friday.

Magnus Carlsen leads Tata Steel Chess India after winning three games in Round 5, while Aleksandra Goryachkina tops the women's section with five points.