US Edition‘I Got Soundly Punished. D Gukesh Found…’: Magnus Carlsen Forced to Eat His Own Words ...
ZAGREB, CROATIA, JUL 3 – D Gukesh leads the Grand Chess Tour with 10 points after five straight wins, including a key victory over Magnus Carlsen who had called him a weaker player.
- On Thursday, Gukesh achieved his fifth consecutive win by defeating Carlsen, taking the sole lead with 10 points at the Grand Chess Tour in Zagreb.
- Following Carlsen's earlier remark labeling Gukesh a 'presumably weaker player,' Gukesh responded with his second consecutive win over Carlsen at Zagreb, demonstrating his rising dominance.
- Gukesh played a sharp pawn move on move 26, pressuring Carlsen, who resigned after 49 moves, admitting he was 'soundly punished' in the game.
- Following his win, Gukesh leads with 10 points, two ahead of Duda, while Carlsen trails on six points entering the final rounds.
- Within the Grand Chess Tour, Gukesh’s fifth consecutive win at the third event in Zagreb solidifies his rising dominance after defeating four top contenders, including Carlsen.
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Grand Chess Tour: Gukesh beats Magnus Carlsen in rapid chess in Zagreb
Zagreb: World Champion D. Gukesh caused another sensation in the chess world by defeating World No.1 and five-time champion Magnus Carlsen in the sixth round of the rapid section of the Grand Chess Tour’s SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia here on Thursday. A few days after upsetting Carlsen at home in the Norway Chess 2025, Gukesh got the better of the Norwegian star once again, though this time in rapid chess, in Zagreb. This was the fifth cons…
‘I got soundly punished. D Gukesh found…’: Magnus Carlsen forced to eat his own words ...
After his brazen statement on D Gukesh, Magnus Carlsen was left shellshocked in Round 6 of the Grand Chess Tour, losing to the reigning world champion in the rapid format. The win also saw Gukesh take the sole lead, winning five games in a row. D Gukesh defeated Magnus Carlsen in Round 6 of the ongoing Grand Chess Tour.(Norway Chess) Ahead of their showdown, Carlsen questioned Gukesh's abilities in rapid and blitz formats, stating that he hadn’t…
Gukesh defeats Magnus Carlsen once again as Garry Kasparov says: ‘Now we can question Magnus’ domination’
Before the start of the tournament, Carlsen had questioned Gukesh's credentials in rapid and blitz by saying that he would treat the games against Gukesh in Zagreb as games against one of the “presumably weaker players in the tournament”.
'I got soundly punished': Magnus Carlsen praises D Gukesh after suffering another defeat, admits struggling for form
Magnus Carlsen made an honest admission after suffering his second defeat to chess world champion D Gukesh in as many matches. The Norwegian chess star admitted that Gukesh was the better player in the match.
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