#gukesh d

[shakhmaniac]

checkmate: usa vs. india. day 1

nakamura starts the game with a reversed grob (1.b4), checkmates gukesh, then grabs his king and throws it into the crowd.

[bhavya-thescribbler]

Finally guys........Gukesh did it. So so so proud of him💫💫

[lyre-de-kalliope]

Although late but yeah.

Arranging both colour chess pieces, a small prayer, unbridled pent-up emotions and final, gentle push to the chair.. a 18 yr old, humble champ with his feet firmly on earth. He should go a long way

[sybilius]

Congrats youngest ever chess champ Gukesh!!

And congrats also to incumbent former champ Ding Liren -- put up a great fight, made it to game 14, wins with black on the first game, and I was cheering for him the whole way

[kore538]

https://www.chess.com/news/view/gukesh-nakamura-usa-india-showdown-esports-stadium

Gukesh is gonna get cooked with this 10 min time control.

[kore538]

exciting first game!! I'm so looking forward to the next rounds

[insightfultake]

Arjun Erigaisi’s Winning Streak Rekindles India’s Chess Ambitions

In the Chess World Cup in Goa, where every move is a quiet war of calculation and composure, Arjun Erigaisi is beginning to look unstoppable. The 22-year-old from Warangal has strung together three consecutive victories, reminding the chess world that resilience is often the sharpest weapon on the board.

[shakhmaniac]

gukesh conceded defeat although he had tied position against magnus in the 1st round of clutch chess champions

in zeitnot, magnus found a brilliant move, 31…bc5!! — a double attack! he couldn't take the bishop, and in seconds gukesh found the best defence — 32.qd3! bxd4 33.cxd4.

after 33…ra1 34.rd1? a real drama unfolded. magnus saw the tactic 34…kf4?, and gukesh, with only 2 secs left, pulled his hand in surrender. but there was a defence: 35.ne3!! nxd3 36.rxa1, and the a6 pawn gives white sufficient compensation for the queen (according to the computer, it's a draw).

сarlsen should have played 34…тh4! then it really would have been time to resign. but even so, it turned out quite well!