Indian teenage chess star Dommaraju Gukesh today broke another record as he became the youngest chess player ever to beat Magnus Carlsen as World Chess Champion. Earlier this year, Gukesh became the youngest Indian player to cross the 2700 rating, and became the youngest Indian player to break into World Top 100.
Gukesh defeated Magnus Carlsen in the 9th round of the Aimchess Rapid, the 8th event on the $1.6 million 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. Having black pieces, Carlsen had an almost winning position after critical 25.Rc7, but terribly blundered with 25…Re8? Gukesh didn’t miss his chance and forced the World Chess Champion to resignation after only a few moves. (Replay all games here)
“Obviously, beating Magnus is always special but I was not really very proud of that game,” said Dommaraju after the game. Commenting on his losses against Indian young grandmasters, Carlsen said: “Pragg is the only one I’ve lost multiple times to. As for Arjun and Gukesh: Arjun I’ve generally beaten; Gukesh very similar. (…) I think Gukesh has been extremely impressive in classical chess recently. Perhaps this rapid win wasn’t his proudest effort, even though getting a win is always nice”. Aimchess Rapid Day 3 recap
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