World Champion Dommaraju Gukesh, commonly known as 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.
D Gukesh’s First Ever Classical Win Against Carlsen
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.
Magnus Carlsen On Losing Against D Gukesh
“I think I remember being that age myself and spending your energy, your fighting qualities and your optimism is sometimes bigger than the quality of your moves. For a long time, Gukesh was just blindly pushing. On a normal day, of course, I would win that game. What he does well is that he really fights very, very well. He was there to take his chance. That’s the kind of chance that I really have to put away otherwise I have no chance.” Magnus Carlsen said talking to ANI
D Gukesh Jumps To 3rd Spot In Norway Chess 2025
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.
