By Admin 
Grand Chess Tournament: D. Gukesh, the young star of Indian chess, once again proved that he can also beat the veterans with his game. In the sixth round of the ongoing Grand Chase tournament in Jagreb, Croatia, Gukesh has defeated the world’s number 1 player Magnus Carlson. Interestingly, before the match, Carlson made fun of Gukesh as a weak player, but Gukesh has responded to his joke not with words but with his tricks.
Jokes before match, beat in chase
Speaking to the media, Magnus had said, “I will take this match just as I am playing with a weak player. Gukesh has not done anything so far that he can be counted among the best players in this format.”
Carlson’s comment was an attempt to take Gukesh lightly, but Gukesh did not make any statement on this, but has shattered his pride by defeating him in a straight chess match.
Karlson defeated for the second consecutive time
This is not the first time Gukesh has defeated Carlson. Earlier, in the Norway Chess tournament, he shocked everyone by defeating Carlson. With that victory, he joined a few selected Indians who defeated Carlson in classical format. Before him, R. of India Pragyananda has also tasted the defeat to Carlson. Now in the Grand Chase tournament, Gukesh registered a second consecutive win and showed that his success is not a coincidence, but the result of hard work and talent.
Gukesh’s performance so far
On the first day of the Grand Chess tournament, Gukesh started well by winning two out of three matches. After this, in the fourth round, he defeated Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdoustorov and defeated America’s Fabiano Karuana in the fifth round. Now he has reached the top position with 10 marks in the tournament by defeating Carlson in the sixth round.
Gary Kasparov tightened up on Carlson
Former world champion Gary Kasparov, describing Gukesh’s victory as special, taunted Carlson’s defeat, saying, “This is not just the second defeat of Magnus, this is a very big defeat for him. Now we should question Carlson’s supremacy.”
Gary’s statement has also been shared by the World Chase Federation on its social media, which makes this victory even more special.
There are still two matches left
The match was part of the series of three matches. Its first match was played in the rapid format. Now the remaining two matches will be in Blitz format, so it will be interesting to see if Karlson will be able to return to this series or Gukesh will remain dominated.