I was just trying to make moves [today] which kind of were tricky for him,” he explained. “...99 out of 100 times I would lose, just a lucky day,” Gukesh later told the tournament broadcasters
World Champion D Gukesh (left) looks on as Magnus Carlsen bangs the table after his loss in Stavanger, Norway, on Sunday. Pic/PTI
World champion D Gukesh got his revenge on Magnus Carlsen as he pounced on a blunder by the World No. 1 to defeat him for the first time in a classical game, leaving the Norwegian superstar so frustrated that he banged his fist on the board after Round 6 of Norway Chess Tournament here.
The win on Sunday propelled 19-year-old Gukesh to third position with 8.5 points and he is just one point shy of joint leaders Carlsen and American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana. “There wasn’t much I could do. It was just clearly lost [his position]...luckily he [Carlsen] got into a time scramble,” the reticent Chennai-lad said.
“First Classical win over Magnus, not the way I expected [or] wanted it to be but I will take it. I was just trying to make moves [today] which kind of were tricky for him,” he explained. “...99 out of 100 times I would lose, just a lucky day,” Gukesh later told the tournament broadcasters.
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