Superunited Rapid 2025: D Gukesh Ston World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, takes 2 digits ahead of the last day, chess news
New Delhi: Defending World Champion D. Gukesh shocked World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the fourth round in the fourth round in the sixth round of the Grand Chess Tour in Zagreb, Croatia on Thursday, seizing the only lead in the tournament with 10 points on Thursday.Gukesh, who shared the lead after day 1, continued his major part by defeating Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusatorov and American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana in the fourth and fifth rounds, establishing the stage for a high-level conflict with Carlsen.Beyond his much awaited encounter, Carlson reduced the challenge, commenting that he would treat the game “as if I am probably playing one of the weak players.”But Gukesh otherwise proved, beaten Norway rapidly in the format and made a strong statement of intentions. This was the first of the three scheduled meetings between two chess heavyweight in the tournament – the remaining games will be played in the Blitz format.
After the victory, Gukesh said, “It is good that I can win two games in a line against Magnus -” I can win two games. “With five wins in a row, Gukesh takes a two -digit lead in the last day of the rapid chess tomorrow!“A very important day! Now we can question the domination of Magnus. It’s not just the second disadvantage – this is a very solid loss!” Gary Kasparov said that Gukesh defeated Carlson.
