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Time of India
2 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Gukesh turns tables; Carlsen bangs one after Indian triumphs in Norway Chess showdown
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Stavanger: 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 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 after the eagerly-watched contest."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 world champion Carlsen seemed to have the upper-hand almost throughout the four-hour-long contest but a critical mistake allowed Gukesh to turn the tables on the Norwegian and secure a remarkable realised his mistake but by then it was too late. The Norwegian superstar vented his frustration by banging his fist on the table, causing the chess board to be and frustration was writ large on his face as he shook hands with Gukesh before placing all the pieces back on the board and walking away patting the winner on the was calm personified amid all this. He closed his eyes for a moment after the rather tense handshake with a clearly upset victory had come after a crushing Round 1 loss to iconic player which had cast a shadow on whether Gukesh would be able to overcome Carlsen's challenge in the reverse game. Arjun Erigaisi , following an Armageddon tie-break win against China's Wei Yi, is tied fourth with Hikaru Nakamura on 7.5 points in a tournament where virtually all the six players have a chance of winning the prestigious playing with black pieces, had earlier outplayed Gukesh with a near-perfect game. But the Indian kept prolonging the proceedings by finding the right moves to Carlsen dropped his knight, and Gukesh pounced on his opponent's error to go for the kill."One thing I learned from this tournament was time scrambles can go out of control," said his loss in Round 1 despite being in an advantageous position, Gukesh said, "I don't know, I'm still kind of shaken from that game. I don't know what happened, basically."There wasn't much I could do; it was clearly lost," he Polish coach Grzegorz Gajewski said the win was a huge confidence booster for the world champion."It's going to give him a bump of confidence. Because once you've done it, you know you can do it again. And that's the plan," said Gajewski."After the first game (which Gukesh lost to Carlsen), we saw that the main problem was time management, and because of the time trouble, he managed to lose the position that he should not have lost."So, we decided that we had to correct this time management, and already in the game with Hikaru (Nakamura), we could witness this improvement and progress," he tournament saw another intense day in the women's section with R Vaishali getting the better of Koneru Humpy in the Armageddon tie-break.(Open) D Gukesh (Ind - 8.5) bt Magnus Carlsen (Nor - 9.5); Arjun Erigaisi (Ind - 7.5) bt Wei Yi (Chn - 6.5) in Armageddon tie-break; Fabiano Caruana (USA - 9.5) bt Hikaru Nakamura (USA - 7.5) in Armageddon tie-break. (Women) R Vaishali (Ind - 8) bt Koneru Humpy (Ind - 9.5) in Armageddon tie-break; Ju Wenjun (Chn - 8.5) bt Lei Tingjie (Chn - 6) in Armageddon tie-break; Anna Myzychuk (Ukr - 9.5) bt Sara Khadem (Esp - 6) in Armageddon tie-break. PTI
News18
3 days ago
- Sport
- News18
D Gukesh's Mother On 'Big Win' Over Carlsen: 'He Looked Surprised'
Last Updated: D Gukesh's mother Padmakumari said his son looked surprised that Magnus Carlsen made a mistake. World champion D Gukesh avenged his earlier loss against Magnus Carlsen by capitalising on a blunder from the world number one, securing his first classical game victory over the Norwegian superstar. This win during Round 6 of the Norway Chess Tournament left Carlsen visibly frustrated, culminating in him striking the board with his fist. The victory on Sunday propelled the 19-year-old Gukesh to third place with 8.5 points, just one point behind joint leaders Carlsen and American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana. 'It was a big win for Gukesh," Gukesh's mother Padmakumari told CNN-News 18 in anexclusive telephonic interview. 'I think Gukesh looked surprised that Carlsen made a mistake," she added. WATCH: 'There wasn't much I could do. It was just clearly lost… luckily he got into a time scramble," Gukesh said after the match. '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 that were tricky for him," he explained. '…99 out of 100 times I would lose… just a lucky day," Gukesh later told the tournament broadcasters. Five-time world champion Carlsen seemed to have the upper hand throughout the four-hour contest, but a critical mistake allowed Gukesh to turn the tables and achieve a remarkable win. By the time Carlsen realised his error, it was too late. Frustrated, he struck the table with his fist, dishevelling the chessboard. Disbelief and frustration were evident on Carlsen's face as he shook hands with Gukesh, replaced all the pieces on the board, and walked away, patting the winner on the back. Gukesh remained calm amid the tension, closing his eyes momentarily after the handshake with a visibly upset Carlsen. The victory came after a crushing Round 1 loss to the iconic player, which had cast doubt on Gukesh's ability to overcome Carlsen in the return game. First Published: June 02, 2025, 11:26 IST
India Today
7 days ago
- Sport
- India Today
Norway Chess: Gukesh beats Nakamura to get campaign back on track on birthday
World champion D Gukesh brought his campaign back on track on his 19th birthday, defeating world No.2 Hikaru Nakamura of the USA in the third round to open his account even as Arjun Erigaisi suffered his first defeat in the Norway Chess Tournament here on who suffered back-to-back defeats to world No.1 Norwegian Magnus Carlsen and compatriot Arjun Erigaisi in the first two rounds, put Nakamura -- one of the best Rapid and Blitz players -- under time pressure to win the game in 42 moves and collect three with white pieces, Gukesh, who was constantly under time pressure in the last two games, was the one who got Nakamura staring at the clock in round three of the six-player double round-robin tournament. "I feel quite good (about the win). I think my time management was much better today than before. He (Nakamura) had some drawing chances, but I guess, overall, it was good," said Gukesh as he moved to fifth spot on the points table ahead of Chinese No.1 Wei realised soon after the start of the game that something had gone wrong early on in a Giuoco Piano opening. He decided to reverse the situation by switching to a kingside attack that could exploit Gukesh's vulnerability after a difficult the Indian wasn't Nakamura came agonisingly close to a draw, he admitted to relaxing too soon. When the American offered a draw on move 30, he was instead met by a move, which sent him on a downward was a remarkable fightback for Gukesh after two successive defeats and he acknowledged that the previous two days had been tough for him."Yeah, obviously the last two games were kind of tough. But today, I just tried to play it as a fresh tournament. Glad I played (like that)," said if the win on Thursday was a direct consequence of managing the clock better than previous days, he conceded it was "clearly horrible" time management by him in the last two games."Glad my time management and my game were pretty good (today)," he whose core strength lies in Classical chess, was also asked if he would be comfortable in the Armageddon tie-break as the tournament progresses."Yeah, I mean at some point it will come for sure. But right now, I'm just happy with this (win)."Arjun Erigaisi losesAfter a superb start, Erigaisi suffered a setback as he went down to Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana, while defending champion Carlsen lost the Armageddon tie-break to China's Wei jumped into sole lead after logging in three more points to take his tally to six, while Carlsen was second on five points and Erigaisi and Nakamura tied for the third position with 4.5 points began the game with a very rare 7.h4 in the French Defence and Erigaisi, playing with black pieces, said later he was optimistic he could pull off a win as "white is a bit underdeveloped" move in French Caruana said after the match that his Indian opponent's optimism was the reason behind his loss."I was kind of mentally preparing for a draw at some point when he knew the opening very well and we reached an equal endgame, but he thought he was slightly better, and maybe that optimism led him a little bit wrong," said has been a remarkable turnaround for Caruana, who now leads the tournament after two classical wins in a row, despite starting with a loss to Nakamura. He also wrested back his world No.3 position on the live rating list from Erigaisi following the Humpy in joint leadIn the women's competition, two-time World Rapid champion Koneru Humpy, playing with white pieces, emerged joint leader with Ukraine's Anna Muzychuk on six points following a win over Iranian-Spanish Woman Grand Master Sara Khadem in the third Ju Wenjun got the better of R Vaishali in the Armageddon (Round 3):Open: Fabiano Caruana (USA – 6) bt Arjun Erigaisi (Ind – 4.5); D Gukesh (Ind – 3) bt Hikaru Nakamura (USA – 4.5); Magnus Carlsen (Nor – 5) lost to Wei Yi (Chn – 2.5 in Armageddon tie-break).Women: Koneru Humpy (Ind – 6) bt Sara Khadem (Esp -2 ); Ju Wenjun (Chn – 4) bt R Vaishali (Ind -2) in Armageddon tie-break.
The Hindu
26-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Norway Chess 2025: Full schedule, format, players, prize money, timings
The 13th edition of the Norway Chess Tournament will get underway in Stavanger on Monday. The opening day will witness the exciting clash between reigning world champion D Gukesh and world number one Magnus Carlsen, who is the defending champion of the competition. The high-profile classical chess event will happen in a double round-robin format, with six players each in the open and women's category. The tournament will continue to abide by the Armageddon tiebreak system. If a game is drawn, an Armageddon game will be played, starting within 20 minutes of the conclusion of the classical game. The player with white pieces will continue with white in Armageddon. If the Armageddon game is drawn, black will win. Here is all you need to know about Norway Chess 2025: Schedule May 26 - Round 1 May 27 - Round 2 May 28 - Round 3 May 29 - Round 4 May 30 - Rest day (no games) May 31 - Round 5 June 1 - Round 6 June 2 - Round 7 June 3 - Round 8 June 4 - Rest day (no games) June 5- Round 9 June 6 - Round 10 All rounds will start at 8:30 PM IST | Tiebreaks on June 7, if needed Norway Chess 2025 Participants Magnus Carlsen (Norway) Fabiano Caruana (USA) Hikaru Nakamura (USA) Arjun Erigaisi (India) Gukesh D (India) Wei Yi (China) Norway Chess Women 2025 Participants Ju Wenjun (China) Lei Tingjie (China) Humpy Koneru (India) Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine) Vaishali Rameshbabu (India) Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (Spain) Time Control Each player will have 120 minutes on the clock with an increment of 10 seconds starting from move 41. The time control for the Armageddon game: white has 10 minutes and black has 7 minutes with an increment for both players of 1 second per move, starting from move 41. Prize Money Norway Chess 2025 has a total prize pool of 1,690,000 NOK, which is approximately $148,000.
