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NDTV
03-07-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
D Gukesh Stuns Magnus Carlsen, Defeats Chess Great Yet Again. This Time In Grand Chess Tour
Reigning world champion D Gukesh has stunned chess great Magnus Carlsen once again. He defeated the Norwegian chess grandmaster in the sixth round of Grand Chess Tour SuperUnited Rapid 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia on Thursday. With the victory, Gukesh took the top spot individually at the ongoing competition. The Indian grand master shared the top spot at the end of play on Day 1 and he continued his good form on the second day as well. Gukesh started the second day with a win over Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the fourth round and then defeated American grandmaster Fabiano Caruana in the fifth round. After this came his match with Carlsen and Gukesh triumphed in that as well with black pieces. This was Gukesh's fifth win in a row at the tournament. Interestingly, this victory came after Carlsen termed Gukesh 'one of the weaker players' at the event. "Gukesh hasn't done anything to indicate that he's going to do well in such a tournament," Carlsen had said in an interview before the tournament. "Gukesh actually played quite well here last time. But it remains to be proven that he's one of the best players in such a format. This is a very, very strong field that we have here. Players like Gukesh and Anish Giri... they have a lot to prove because there aren't a lot of players you can feast on. In the course of 27 rounds, things usually show. I hope for Gukesh's sake that he can play better, but playing him in this tournament I will sort of approach it as I'm playing one of the presumably weaker players in the tournament actually," he had added. Starting the tournament with a loss against Duda, Gukesh overpowered a reckless Alireza Firouzja of France before defeating compatriot R Praggnanandhaa to reach on four points out of a possible six. Carlsen beat Wesley So and drew his remaining two games against local star Ivan Saric and Duda to match Gukesh on points, while Wesley was the only other player involved in all decisive games, apart from Gukesh, as he put it across his US compatriot Fabiano Caruana and Anish Giri of Holland. In-form Praggnanandhaa had a tough day in office on the first day as he drew with Firouzja and Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan with the loss against Gukesh costing him dearly. (With PTI Inputs)
Time of India
03-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Gukesh beats Magnus Carlsen again, this time with the black pieces, in SuperUnited Rapid 2025
Defending world champion D Gukesh beat World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen yet again in the sixth round of the Grand Chess Tour SuperUnited Rapid 2025 in Zagreb , Croatia, on Thursday. The Indian Grandmaster is now the sole leader in the tournament with 10 points. Gukesh, who had shared the lead after Day 1, continued his dominant performance by defeating Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov and American grandmaster Fabiano Caruana in the fourth and fifth rounds, before facing Carlsen in the high-stakes encounter. Ahead of the clash, Carlsen had downplayed the challenge, saying he would treat the game "as if I'm playing one of the presumably weaker players." However, Gukesh outplayed the Norwegian in the rapid format and made a strong statement. This was the first of three scheduled meetings between the two in the tournament. The remaining games will be played in the blitz format. Live Events "It's nice that I could win two games in a row from losing positions, and against Magnus," Gukesh said after the win. With five wins in a row, Gukesh takes a two-point lead into tomorrow's final day of rapid chess . Last month, the Indian teenager had stunned Carlsen in Round 6 of the Norway Chess 2025 tournament, pulling off a remarkable win from a losing position. The result marked Gukesh's first-ever classical victory over the Norwegian grandmaster and made him only the second Indian to beat Carlsen at the elite tournament, after R Praggnanandhaa. Economic Times WhatsApp channel )
Time of India
03-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
SuperUnited Rapid 2025: D Gukesh stuns World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, takes 2-point lead ahead of final day
D Gukesh stuns World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen (Image credit: NEW DELHI: Defending world champion D. Gukesh stunned World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the sixth round of the Grand Chess Tour SuperUnited Rapid 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia, on Thursday, seizing sole lead in the tournament with 10 points. Gukesh, who had shared the lead after Day 1, continued his dominant run by defeating Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov and American grandmaster Fabiano Caruana in the fourth and fifth rounds, setting the stage for a high-stakes clash with Carlsen. Ahead of their much-anticipated encounter, Carlsen had downplayed the challenge, remarking that he would treat the game "as if I'm playing one of the presumably weaker players." But Gukesh proved otherwise, outplaying the Norwegian in the rapid format and making a strong statement of intent. This was the first of three scheduled meetings between the two chess heavyweights in the tournament — the remaining games will be played in the blitz format. Tracing Moeen Ali's steps in Birmingham "It's nice that I could win two games in a row from losing positions — and against Magnus," Gukesh said after the win. With five wins in a row, Gukesh takes a two-point lead into tomorrow's final day of rapid chess! "A very important day! Now we can question Magnus' domination. It's not just the second loss — it's a very convincing loss!" Garry Kasparov said after Gukesh beat Carlsen. For real-time updates, scores, and highlights, follow our live coverage of the India vs England Test match here . Game On Season 1 continues with Mirabai Chanu's inspiring story. Watch Episode 2 here.
