Jun 02, 2025 03:52 PM IST
D Gukesh’s phrases had been praised by chess legend Susan Polgar, who hailed the Indian GM on X.
D Gukesh grabbed his maiden classical win in opposition to Magnus Carlsen on Sunday, and it left the Norwegian completely shellshocked in direction of the top of their Norway Chess Spherical 6 face-off. The World No. 1 banged his desk in frustration as he misplaced to the 18-year-old after which shook palms, accepting defeat.
World Chess Champion D Gukesh and former world chess champion Magnus Carlsen throughout their match at Spherical 6 of Norway Chess.(Norway Chess)
Gukesh, however, couldn’t consider the outcome, and appeared completely dazed. Whereas leaving, Carlsen additionally patted his again, and appeared disenchanted.
‘99 out of 100 times…’: D Gukesh
Regardless of the win, Gukesh remained humble. Chatting with Chess24, he stated, “I was just trying to play moves that were tricky for him and luckily he got into time scramble. One thing I learnt from this tournament is that time scrambles can get too much out of control.”
“99 out of 100 times I would lose. Just a lucky day,” he added.
Gukesh’s phrases had been praised by chess legend Susan Polgar, who hailed the Indian GM on X. She wrote, “The World Champion showed the true meaning of “Win with Grace”! He has the heart of a warrior! Knowing that he was in big trouble both on the board and on the clock, he fought as hard as he could to survive, and was rewarded with a big victory!”
For Gukesh, the win additionally was enormous, as he misplaced to Carlsen within the opening spherical. He has now climbed to 3rd place, and is behind Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana by one level.
In the meantime, Gukesh’s chief coach Grzegorz Gajewski stated, “It (win) just gives a huge pump of confidence (to Gukesh) because once you’ve done it, you know you can do it again. And that’s the plan.”
“And for the tournament (Norway Chess) that’s going ahead, it gives him (Gukesh) a bump. Hopefully we can break another unbreakable margin. Perfect,” he added.
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