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The Hindu
6 days ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Nihal shifts his focus to mastering classical time control chess
It is not often that one earns praise from Magnus Carlsen. Nihal Sarin's liking for the faster formats in chess is known, and the Norwegian World No. 1 mentioned how good the 21-year-old Indian could be. The huge compliment aside, the Indian GM seems to have realised that his play in the classical time control hasn't progressed as much as he would have liked. And, Nihal has turned to GM Vishnu Prasanna — the former trainer of World champion D. Gukesh — to regain his mojo in the classical time control and improve his rating. 'Yeah.. I am working with Vishnu Prasanna. Nothing specific, just a few things. Grateful to work with him, and we just talk a lot of chess,' Nihal told The Hindu. Asked if not crossing the 2700 ELO in classical chess was weighing heavily on his mind, Nihal said: 'Not really. I am trying my best not to think about it.' The GM is in the city for the Quantbox Chennai Grandmasters tournament and scalped Arjun Erigaisi in the fourth round on Sunday to recover from a slow start. 'So far, it has been an eventful tournament for me. It has been very interesting.' He credited five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand for the surge in Indian chess and said India's first GM inspired a generation of kids to take up chess professionally. Nihal is all praise for the 19-year-old D. Gukesh, who clinched the World title late last year. 'He is an unbelievable player. The level he showed in the Candidates tournament was otherworldly, and he maintained that in the final [against Ding Liren] also.
Khaleej Times
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
India's Dommaraju Gukesh stuns Magnus Carlsen in Norway Chess event
World Champion Dommaraju Gukesh pulled off a stunning victory against former World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in Round 6 of the Norway Chess 2025 tournament, turning the game around from a losing position on Sunday. This marked Gukesh's first-ever classical win over the Norwegian grandmaster. The 19-year-old also became the second Indian player to beat Carlsen in the history of the competition after Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. After the shock defeat, Carlsen expressed his frustration by banging the table aggressively. In the video now posted on the official X handle of Norway Chess, just after the win was sealed by Gukesh, Carlsen let out his emotions by banging the table. While he did not forget to shake Gukesh's hand and give him a pat on his back as the Indian star tried collecting himself emotionally after a stunning win, Carlsen's frustration with his own performance was visible. Carlsen, a five-time world champion, had an upper hand over Gukesh for most of the time in the match, but in the end, he couldn't control his nerves, and the teenager turned the tables around and went on to win the match. With this win, D Gukesh jumped to third spot in the Norway Chess 2025 points table with 8.5 points, and now he is just one point behind Carlsen and American Fabiano Caruana. Reacting to the upset victory, Gukesh's coach, Grandmaster Vishnu Prasanna, praised the teenager's resilience and fighting spirit. "We have to give a lot of credit to Gukesh for his stubbornness and for his resourcefulness because I think he was aware that he was dead lost for so long, yet he kept kicking, he kept kicking, and the time went lower, the more chances he had to actually do something with the position. I don't think his intention was to win that, but yeah, I'm sure he is happy," Vishnu Prasanna said. The win has added further excitement to the tournament, with the race for the top spot tightening as it enters its final rounds.
Times of Oman
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Times of Oman
World Champion D Gukesh stuns former No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in Norway Chess 2025
Stavanger: World Champion Dommaraju Gukesh pulled off a stunning victory against former World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in Round 6 of the ongoing Norway Chess 2025 tournament, turning the game around from a losing position on Sunday. This marked Gukesh's first-ever classical win over the Norwegian grandmaster. The 19-year-old also became the second Indian player to beat Carlsen in the history of the competition after Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. Carlsen had an upper hand over Gukesh for most of the time in the match, but in the end, he couldn't control his nerves, and the teenager turned the tables around and went on to win the match. With this win, D Gukesh jumped to third spot in the Norway Chess 2025 points table with 8.5 points, and now he is just one point behind Carlsen and American Fabiano Caruana. Earlier on May 27, the marquee clash of Round One at Norway Chess 2025 lived up to expectations as Magnus Carlsen launched a classic king hunt to defeat reigning World Champion D Gukesh in a thrilling encounter. This was their first classical match since Gukesh won the world title, and it also marked Carlsen's return to individual classical chess after nearly a year. Reacting to the upset victory, Gukesh's coach, Grandmaster Vishnu Prasanna, praised the teenager's resilience and fighting spirit. "We have to give a lot of credit to Gukesh for his stubbornness and for his resourcefulness because I think he was aware that he was dead lost for so long, yet he kept kicking, he kept kicking, and the time went lower, the more chances he had to actually do something with the position. I don't think his intention was to win that, but yeah, I'm sure he is happy," Vishnu Prasanna said. The win has added further excitement to the tournament, with the race for the top spot tightening as it enters its final rounds.
