Indian Grand Master D Gukesh gave a cheerful cry of one of his cousins after defeating Magnus Carlsen at the Grand Chess Tour Záhreb. When Gukesh spoke after his last fast match in a tournament, which basically sealed his quick title for the event, and said that one of his cousins was convinced that he would win over Magnus, and wanted it to happen.
Gukesh beat Magnus 3 July at the event, but forgot to mention this incident in an interview after the match. Gukesh revealed that his cousin was quite angry for development and wanted a cry, because the agreement was an agreement.
“It’s a little funny. Before I came to this tournament, one of my cousins told me I would beat Magnus. So we agreed that if I defeat Magnus, I would give him a shout in an interview.
Indian Grand Master emphasized his growing character on the global scene and won a quick title on the Superunited Rapid & Blitz Tournament on Friday, part of the Grand Chess Tour 2025.
When he talked about his form and format Blitz, who still has to play in the tournament, Gukesh said he would like to continue the way he plays.
“I think I have been playing a good chess so far, so the strategy will play a good chess with good time management and I hope everything will work,” Gukesh said.
Gukesh gives a scream to his cousin, who predicted that he defeated Magnus and asked for a shout if so! #Grandchesstour pic.twitter.com/0mbkaf5fxj– Chess24 (@chess24com) 4th July 2025
Gukesh showed an incredible domination after losing his first match in Zagreb. After the first defeat on Jan-Krzysztof Duda caused a remarkable turn. Gukesh responded five consecutive victories, including the clinical dismantling of World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in 4 rounds, which is the result that put him firmly under the ranking.
In the final round he finished a quick section with the victory of the signature over the Wesley, so the 36-motion power was composed, which used tactical supervision over the transformation of the material into two full points. It was a suitable end of running, which included six wins, two draws and a lonely loss.
Day 3 began with a quiet draw against the Dutch GM Anish Giri when players achieved almost locked Middlegame and shook hands. The second game against Croatian Ivan Aric was a lengthy competition where Gukesh employed Marshall Gambit. The 87-shift meeting eventually ended in a draw, but showed Gukesh’s readiness to fight for every inch.
Gukesh plays high praise
The legendary Garry Kasparov had high praise Gukesha after defeating Magnus Carlsen and claiming that Magnus Carlsen may have ended in chess.
“Now we can question Magnus’ domination,” Kasparov said in the commentary.
“It’s not just his second loss to Gukesh, it’s a convincing loss. It’s not a miracle, or that Gukesh just benefits from Magnus’ terrible mistakes. It was a game that was a big fight. And Magnus lost.”
Gukesh himself compiled Kaspar’s comments, but he said that the high praise felt nice.
“It’s very nice to hear, but I prefer not to think in these conditions. I still see myself as a player who works hard to improve every day. We just take one game at once, one tournament at once.
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Published:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published on:
5th July 2025
