D Gukesh’s phrases have been praised by chess legend #Susan Polgar, who hailed the Indian GM on X.
World #Chess Champion D Gukesh and former world chess champion #Magnus Carlsen throughout their match at Round 6 of Norway #Chess.(Norway #Chess)
Gukesh, then again, couldn’t consider the outcome, and appeared completely dazed. While leaving, Carlsen additionally patted his again, and appeared upset.
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‘99 out of 100 times…’: D Gukesh
Despite the win, Gukesh remained humble. Speaking to #Chess24, he mentioned, “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 have 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 large, 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.
Meanwhile, Gukesh’s chief coach Grzegorz Gajewski mentioned, “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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