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Fabiano Caruana explains why he picked world champion Gukesh as his opponent: ‘He has played more high-stakes games’ | Chess News

Fabiano Caruana explains why he picked world champion Gukesh as his opponent: ‘He has played more high-stakes games’ | Chess News

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Fabiano Caruana said he picked world champion Gukesh Dommaraju ahead of Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Hikaru Nakamura because of his experience of playing in the “high-stakes” game. Fabiano Caruana defeated World Champions Gukesh in the first game of the quarter-final in the ongoing Weissenhaus leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour. “Well, the thing is I have to pick someone, I could flip a coin, right? But they’re both super strong players, I mean, maybe Gukesh is around 2790, maybe Nodirbek Abdusattorov is around 2780,” Carauna told Take Take Take after his win over Gukesh. “I don’t know, it’s not like there’s a huge qualitative difference. Of course, Gukesh has the more experience in terms of playing for the World Championship, that’s a wealth of experience and winning the World Championship. And he’s played more high stakes games compared to Nodirbek Abdusattorov. Story continues below this ad “But Nodirbek Abdusattorov has advantages in terms of putting pressure on his opponent. Sometimes it doesn’t work out, like today I think playing a bit too fast and …

Fabiano Caruana calls Gukesh vs Anish Giri match at Tata Steel Chess ‘insane’ | Chess News

Fabiano Caruana calls Gukesh vs Anish Giri match at Tata Steel Chess ‘insane’ | Chess News

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World No 2 Fabiano Caruana, has called Gukesh’s match against Anish Giri in the opening round of the Tata Steel chess tournament in the Dutch town of Wijk aan Zee “absolutely insane.” “Yesterday was absolutely insane,” said Caruana. “I went to the gym in the hotel and then I had my phone showing Gukesh and Anish and it was at exactly at this moment when he could play eBishop before and it showed that he was winning and I couldn’t like calculate everything of course then he played Bishop before which didn’t look like an easy move. “But then I realised that my heart rate was going up and I was just getting too worked up and it wasn’t because I was on the treadmill. After the game was over I calmed down a bit.” In other games involving Indians, Gukesh managed to play out a draw against World No 2 Fabiano Caruana. The result means that Gukesh has still not been beaten since becoming world champion. After the end of round 3, Caruana is …

Chess World Championship: Gukesh has not hit his peak yet, will have amazing future, says Susan Polgar | Chess News

Chess World Championship: Gukesh has not hit his peak yet, will have amazing future, says Susan Polgar | Chess News

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With the World Championship reaching its finale, Grandmaster Susan Polgar heaped praise on Indian challenger D Gukesh, saying the Indian challenger has ‘not hit his peak chess potential yet’ and ‘he will have an amazing future, no matter the results of this match’. Polgar’s comments came on the morning of Game 13 following a humbling defeat for Gukesh at the hands of reigning champion Ding Liren in Game 12 of the World Championship. Chess legends have been unsparing on the quality of the ongoing title match, with Magnus Carlsen commenting that it looks like the ‘second or third round of an open tournament’. Taking to X on Wednesday, Polgar praised the 18-year-old Indian, saying Gukesh is ‘always polite, conducts himself professionally, and very receptive to take in new information (a very important trait for a young player)’. “Shortly after he became a grandmaster, I saw something very special in his game, approach to chess, and demeanor. He has the important intangibles rarely seen in young players this age,” she wrote. Polgar added: “That’s why I …

Magnus Carlsen on what’s affecting Ding Liren: ‘He’s not completely recovered from last world championship’ | Chess News

Magnus Carlsen on what’s affecting Ding Liren: ‘He’s not completely recovered from last world championship’ | Chess News

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In less than three weeks, Ding Liren will defend his world championship crown against India’s D Gukesh. The 18-year-old from Chennai is bidding to become the youngest-ever world champion in history at Singapore in a battle that starts this month. In sharp contrast to Gukesh’s form going into the world chess championship battle, Ding Liren has been in a wretched rut ever since he became the world champion in 2023. Grandmasters who have played him have even speculated that he does not seem to enjoying the feeling of playing chess at all. Ding Liren’s predecessor on the throne, Magnus Carlsen, has offered some insight into what has gone wrong with the Chinese grandmaster. “I think people realise that the World Championship is a very tough thing. It’s one thing to prepare for the world championship. But I don’t think you can quite prepare for the intensity of the championship without actually playing it. A lot of people find it tough both to play but also to recover. What I think happened with Ding is that …

Ding Liren says he’s ‘worried about losing very badly’ to Gukesh in World Chess Championship | Chess News

Ding Liren says he’s ‘worried about losing very badly’ to Gukesh in World Chess Championship | Chess News

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World champion Ding Liren has admitted in a searingly honest interview that he is ‘worried about losing very badly’ to India’s Gukesh in the World Chess Championship battle. Ding Liren has had a wretched run of results ever since he became the 17th world champion in the history of the sport last year by prevailing over Ian Nepomniachtchi. “I will be the underdog approaching this match (against Gukesh). I hope I could become a totally different player (by the world championship),” Ding Liren admitted in an interview with the chess app Take Take Take after the final round of the Chess Olympiad in September this year. While Ding Liren said that he was not worried about facing the in-form Gukesh by pointing out that he was yet to lose to Gukesh in a classical match (barring at the Freestyle Chess event where starting positions were not the same as in conventional chess games), the Chinese GM did add: “I’m worried about losing very badly. Hopefully, it won’t happen… Gukesh is in top form recently. He’s …

Garry Kasparov’s hot take on Gukesh vs Ding Liren: ‘Don’t see it as World Championship match (without Carlsen)’ | Chess News

Garry Kasparov’s hot take on Gukesh vs Ding Liren: ‘Don’t see it as World Championship match (without Carlsen)’ | Chess News

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Former world champion Garry Kasparov has said that he does not really see the upcoming battle between Gukesh and Ding Liren as a World Chess Championship battle since the world’s best player at the moment, Magnus Carlsen, is not competing. Kasparov, arguably the world’s greatest player in history, has reasoned that with five-time world champion Carlsen opting out of defending his crown last year, the long line of world champions has come to an end. Kasparov made the comment on a YouTube video for the St Louis Chess Club where grandmasters were asked for the ‘hottest take’ on the upcoming Gukesh vs Ding Liren World Championship match. “My hottest take is that I don’t treat this as a World Championship match. For me, a World Championship match was always a match for the title of the best player in the world. I think the history of the World Championship matches started here in St Louis when Steinitz faced Zukertort (when Wilhelm Steinitz faced Johannes Zukertort in the 1886 World Chess Championship match) and ended with …

Viswanathan Anand defeats over 60,000 opponents in single online game

Viswanathan Anand defeats over 60,000 opponents in single online game

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Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand defeated over 60,000 opponents from the online chess community in a special online ‘Vote Chess’ match. Anand was playing against the opponents in a single game since September 30. Anand was playing with white pieces and ended the game with a checkmate in just 24 moves. The game was organised to mark the 25th anniversary of the Kasparov vs The World match where former world champion Garry Kasparov took on over 50,000 voters on the Microsoft Network (MSN) and won the game after four months and 62 moves. Kasparov later called it “the greatest game in the history of chess.” How Anand defeated 60,000 players of the World In the unique match organised by Chess dot com, the Indian legend’s opponents could register to vote for their next move against Anand. Each side had the whole day to make a single move. This meant that the 60,000+ opponents that Anand faced had 24 hours to cast their vote on their next move with black pieces. The World team had the …

Carlsen Falls to Firouzja as Triveni Continental Kings beat Alpine SG Pipers

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World number one Magnus Carlsen ran out of time and lost to Alireza Firouzja, as reigning champions Triveni Continental Kings secured a decisive 17-4 victory over Alpine SG Pipers in Season 2 of the Global Chess League on Friday. The match initially seemed balanced, with computer evaluations showing equality across the boards halfway through the time control. Richard Rapport struck first for the Pipers, launching a powerful attack against Teimour Radjabov, giving his team an early lead. Soon after, former women’s world champions Hou Yifan and Alexandra Kosteniuk agreed to a draw, pushing Pipers to a 4-1 advantage. However, the momentum shifted when Carlsen, despite finding a weakness in Firouzja’s position, was defeated by the clock. Firouzja’s time advantage became critical, leading to Carlsen’s rare time loss and handing Triveni the lead. R. Pragnanandhaa’s defeat to Wei Yi further strengthened Triveni’s dominance, and the Pipers ultimately crumbled on the remaining boards, resulting in a crushing defeat. Source link

upGrad Mumba Masters Rebound as Ganges Grandmasters Stumble

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Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand fell to former world blitz champion Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, as upGrad Mumba Masters secured a commanding 14-5 victory over Ganges Grandmasters on the second day of the Global Chess League. Both teams entered the match seeking their first win, having lost their opening games. Despite holding a stronger position, Anand made a costly blunder, allowing Vachier-Lagrave to turn the game around. The French blitz champion capitalized on the error, tightening his control and securing a vital win. The upGrad Mumba Masters, playing as Black, dominated the match, with a win on the youngsters’ board and a crucial draw on the second women’s board. Ganges Grandmasters struggled, with world number three Arjun Erigaisi managing only a draw against Vidit Gujrathi. Koneru Humpy’s win over Vaishali R sealed the match for upGrad Mumba Masters, and although Parham Maghsoodloo defeated Peter Svidler, it wasn’t enough to prevent Ganges from a 14-5 defeat. With back-to-back losses and another match with white pieces ending in defeat, Ganges Grandmasters face an uphill battle to stay in contention. …