Chess.com and Magnus Carlsen (2837) have launched a countdown page for an announcement scheduled for 19:00 CET 24.04.2025. Landing page features Carlsen’s signature and the provocative title “Beating someone once is not revenge.”

The nature of the announcement remains undisclosed, with no official statements from either Carlsen or Chess.com representatives. The countdown page is accessible at go.chess.com/magnus. We dont know anything about format or target for a revenge, but we hope its Classical.

Carlsen will return to classical chess competition at Norway Chess 2025, scheduled for May 26–June 6, 2025. According to him, he is taking a break after winning The Grenke Freestyle Chess Open 2025. It will be his first classical chess appearance since the previous Norway Chess win in Stavanger in 2024.

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