Magnus Carlsen's wife Ella praised Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi, saying he is very sweet in person. "Over the [chessboard], Arjun is just a maniac. He's just out there hunting and going crazy," she added. Ella remarked that Gukesh D, R Praggnanandhaa and Arjun are very different from one another and Praggnanandhaa's playing style is more similar to that of Carlsen.