Gukesh Dommaraju was besieged by an extended line of autograph seekers on the Finansparken Bjergsted after he lastly ended his dropping streak on the Norway Chess event, defeating event chief Hikaru Nakamura in 42 strikes on Wednesday. By the point an unhappy-looking Nakamura resigned, it was already midnight in India, which suggests Gukesh had turned 19. However in Stavanger, he was nonetheless a couple of hours away from turning 19.
The win was important for the reigning world champion, who misplaced his first two video games on the event to Magnus Carlsen and compatriot Arjun Erigaisi. However then, he rebounded by taking down Nakamura after rejecting his draw provide on transfer 30.
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For the previous two days, Gukesh has power-walked his means out of the constructing after dropping his video games. However on Wednesday, he took his time to signal every bit of paper and each chess board put in entrance of him. He additionally posed for a lot of selfies from children, sometimes breaking right into a smile for any of them.
He was met by his long-time coach Grzegorz Gajewski close to the exit. The Polish coach first began travelling full-time with Gukesh on the Norway Chess event in 2023 and the duo have had important success in latest previous, successful the Candidates event in 2024 after which turning into the youngest world champion in historical past by defeating Ding Liren final yr. However the previous few months have been tough on the duo, with success being at a premium.
“Clearly the final two video games had been form of robust,” Gukesh stated after the win. “Right now I simply tried to play it as a contemporary event.”
“I really feel fairly good. I believe my time administration was significantly better right this moment than earlier than,” Gukesh stated after the sport. “He had some drawing possibilities, however I suppose general it was good.”
Requested if he had any plans to have a good time his birthday, Gukesh stated: “I imply throughout tournaments it’s at all times in regards to the recreation. I simply need to play a superb recreation, and I’m wanting ahead to seeing the outcomes.”
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