It’s Gukesh lost with R Pragggnanannannan. (SCREGRAB) The day after an incredible fast event, the classic world champion Dommaraja Gukesh saw on Saturday the first day in Blitz’s event in Superunited Rapid and Blitz Chess Tournament in Zagreb on Saturday on Saturday.A 19 -year -old man managed only 1.5 points out of nine rounds in the Blitz event when he lost seven of his nine games.Gukesh’s lonely victory came against World No. 3 Fabiano Caruana.R Pragnanandhaa, the second Indian in Fray, had a mixed day of 4.5 to slip to the fourth in the total ranking with 13.5 points. He ended his day with a victory over his colleague countryman Gukesh in the ninth (and last) round.
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With a score of 7.5/9 on the start of the Superunited Blitz, Magnus Carlsen has now appeared as the only leader that went to the last day.“It is obvious that the score is shocking – and what I saw was not very good,” Carlsen said about Gukesh’s performance.“The good thing for him is that it couldn’t get worse. It is never easy to have leadership in these tournaments overnight; 4 points above me and 3 over Dudou are a lot.“But it doesn’t feel that much when you don’t have an experience. It has been poor so far, but hopefully it can calm down tomorrow and play with a different attitude – because now has nothing to lose.”Gukesh was on his main condition in a quick section where he won up to six games, including one against Carlsen, but the Indian was far below the Blitz, who saw him lost six games on the start of the fastest version of the game.
Ranking after the 9th round (Blitz)
Magnus Carlsen (not even 17.5); 2. D Guick (Ind, 15.5); 4. Wesley SO (USA, 14.5); 5. 6-7. Alireza Firouzja (FRA), Fabiano Caruana (USA) 13; 8-9. Anish Giri (Ndirbek Abdustorov (UZB) 11 Each; 10. Ivan Saric (Cro, 10).
