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Like Gukesh now, a young Vishy Anand too faced criticism and was once dismissed by Soviet stars as a ‘coffee house player’
Anand had written in his autobiography about the treatment he got from players from the Soviet Union in his early days: ...
Done in 64 seconds: How final Gukesh vs Magnus Carlsen battle in Zagreb ended in 14 moves, and barely lasted a minute
When both players agreed to a draw, Gukesh had 5.10 minutes on his clock, more time than he had started the game with while ...
Kasparov feels Gukesh not yet ready to conquer Blitz after sudden loss of form in Croatia: 'Something is wrong...'
D Gukesh endured a miserable run in the Blitz leg of SuperUnited Croatia after shining in the Rapid games to surrender the ...
Magnus Carlsen and Gukesh’s Zagreb event in numbers: World champion started with 0.3% chance of winning; world no 1 lost just twice in 27 games
Before the tournament began, the Grand Chess Tour carried out 15,000 tournament simulations to predict who would win the ...
Chess: World No 1 Carlsen dominates in Zagreb despite another loss to Gukesh
India’s world champion Gukesh Dommaraju, 19, had created a bang, literally, last month at Stavanger when he defeated Magnus Carlsen on the 35-year-old’s home turf. Images of the Norwegian’s angry ...
Gukesh Settles for Strategic Third; Carlsen Triumphs with playful Display in Zagreb
The highly anticipated individual showdown between World Champion Gukesh and World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen at the SuperUnited ...
Chess | ‘Magnus Carlsen’s respect for D Gukesh is only going to grow’ – What does it even mean?
Magnus Carlsen secured victory at the Super United Rapid and Blitz in Croatia, overshadowing reigning World Champion Gukesh ...
Gukesh settles for pragmatic 3rd place; Magnus Carlsen shrugs and clucks his way to Zagreb victory
Sunday demanded different calculations with podium contention at stake, so the Indian chased stability, while the Norwegian, ...
Chess | 'I feel pity' - Garry Kasparov asserts Gukesh not ready for Blitz
Garry Kasparov believes Gukesh's rapid win against Magnus Carlsen had a significant psychological impact, affecting his blitz ...
Carlsen beats Gukesh in blitz, moves into lead
The world No.1, who lost their rapid clash, wins comfortably in the shortest format at Super United Croatia chess ...
Chess | D Gukesh plays down Garry Kasparov's praise after beating Magnus Carlsen: 'One game at a time'
D Gukesh modestly responded to Garry Kasparov's high praise after defeating Magnus Carlsen at the SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz ...