D Gukesh and Magnus Carlsen (Photo: @chess24com on X) In a moment that combined speed and a touch of chess theatre, reigning World Champion D Gukesh and five-time World Champion Magnus Carlsen played out an ultra-fast 14-move Berlin draw in under one minute during the Super United Rapid and Blitz Chess Tournament on Sunday.Gukesh had […]
File Pic: D Gukesh vs Magnus Carlsen (Photo Credit: Freestyle Chess) Former world champion Garry Kasparov has said the win against Magnus Carlsen in the Rapid event of the ongoing SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz chess tournament in Zagreb had a huge psychological effect on the 19-year-old Gukesh.“I feel pity (at Gukesh’s results), because Gukesh played […]
D Gukesh was left heartbroken and covered his face with his hands after missing out on the Norway Chess title following a loss to American grandmaster Fabiano Caruana on Friday, June 6. The loss for the World Champion meant that Magnus Carlsen clinched his seventh Norway Chess title after drawing against Arjun Erigaisi from an […]
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen showed he has not lost touch with classical chess on his return to the format at the prestigious Norway Chess tournament. On the opening day of the tournament, Carlsen defeated reigning world champion D Gukesh to make a statement. Carlsen outclassed Gukesh after 55 moves in a thrilling endgame, following […]
