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Gukesh beats Bacrot to kick-start FIDE Grand Swiss campaign

Updated on: 05 September,2025 08:37 AM IST  |  Samarkand (Uzbekistan)
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The youngest ever world champion has already done enough, but if he wins this event, it will be an icing on the cake

Gukesh beats Bacrot to kick-start FIDE Grand Swiss campaign

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Seeking to prove himself across formats, reigning world champion D Gukesh of India began his campaign in the FIDE Grand Swiss here with a crushing victory over France’s Etienne Bacrot in the first round.

The Indian Grandmaster, playing with black pieces used all his resources at the right time to deliver a knockout punch when the situation arrived and his choice of opening — the Caro Kann — was deemed as a perfect defence to counter Bacrot.


The youngest ever world champion has already done enough, but if he wins this event, it will be an icing on the cake.



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