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GCT 2025, Zagreb: Gukesh in four-way lead with Carlsen, So and Duda after opening day
Reigning world champion D Gukesh finished the opening day of Zagreb leg of the Grand Chess Tour Rapid 2025 in joint lead, on Wednesday.
Chess | Magnus Carlsen takes a fresh jibe at 19-year-old World Champion D Gukesh - 'In terms of impressing me...'
Magnus Carlsen, after the first day of the SuperUnited Croatia Rapid & Blitz 2025, acknowledged Gukesh's improvement but ...
After Magnus Carlsen calls D Gukesh ‘one of the weaker players', India's world champion responds by claiming joint lead in Croatia
D Gukesh, the reigning World Chess Champion, defied Magnus Carlsen's pre-tournament skepticism by sharing the lead with him after Day 1 of the SuperUnited Croatia Rapid & Blitz 2025. Despite Carlsen's ...
D Gukesh silences Magnus Carlsen's 'weaker player' jibe, finishes Day 1 in joint lead in Croatia
Magnus Carlsen, who recently suffered his first classical defeat to D Gukesh, questioned the Indian grandmaster’s skills in ...
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Magnus Carlsen makes bold assessment of Gukesh at Grand Chess: One of weaker players
Magnus Carlsen has made a bold statement about reigning world champion Gukesh, questioning the teenager's credentials in ...
Chess | 'D Gukesh hasn't done anything to do well': Magnus Carlsen fires fresh shots at world chess champion
With the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz leg of the Grand Chess Tour underway in Zagreb on Wednesday, all eyes are once again on ...
Carlsen on Gukesh: ‘I’ll approach it like I’m playing one of the weaker players’
They will meet three times – once in rapid, and twice in blitz – during the third leg of the Grand Chess Tour in Zagreb ...
Praggnanandhaa Reveals Why Magnus Carlsen and Others Are Moving Away From Classical Chess
Praggnanandhaa has shared his perspective on the growing preference among chess players for formats other than classical ...
"Mentally, Physically Exhausted": Praggnanandhaa On Why Magnus Carlsen Is Moving Away From Classical Chess
Teenage Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa believes players like Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura gradually moving away from classical chess has to do with the mental and physical exhaustion that ...
Chess | India no. 1 R Praggnanandhaa makes honest admission: 'It's difficult to play classical'
Indian Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa suggests top chess players like Carlsen and Nakamura are shifting away from classical chess ...
FIDE Ratings: Magnus Carlsen still reigns; Praggnanandhaa breaks into World Top 4
July’s FIDE rating list has brought a wave of excitement to Indian chess fans, as 19-year-old GM R Praggnanandhaa surged into ...
A quiet handshake, a heavy rivalry: Carlsen-Gukesh reunion sparks buzz ahead of Zagreb showdown - Watch
A silent handshake between World Champion D Gukesh and Magnus Carlsen ignited anticipation for their upcoming clash at the Grand Chess Tour in Zagreb. This follows Gukesh's earlier classical win ...