Carlsen has five losses against a sub-2700 player since 2013, but only two since 2015 (both teenagers):
vs Saric, Chess Olympiad, 2014
vs Hammer, Norway Chess 2015
vs Pelletier, European Team Ch 2015
vs Esipenko, Tata Steel Chess 2021
vs Niemann, Sinquefield Cup 2022
Magnus Carlsen: "My chess club Offerspill, they have a camp right now for young talented players where Ramesh, Pragg's coach, is the main coach. One of my friends who attended it told me that Ramesh was always telling them 'be like Pragg, be like Pragg'. So I told Pragg that we all want to be like him today."
Offerspill Chess Club confirms that Carlsen will play the European Club Cup in October, which means we will see the World #1 play at least a bit more classical chess this year.
