Indian D Gukesh personified the spirit of victory with Grace after defeating Magnus Carlsen, one of the greatest players in the history of chess. Gukesh remained modest after the greatest victory of his career on Sunday 1 May, which brought a great upset against the home favorite in the Norwegian chess.
Gukesh responded to a surprising victory and said he would lose 99 out of 100 times against Carlsen and called it a “happy day”. His calm and compound behavior stood in sharp contrast with Carlsen’s reaction – broke the table and attacked from the playing area after losing the world champion in classical chess.
“I was just trying to play the movements that were delicate to him, and fortunately he got in time.
“99 out of 100 times I would lose. Just a happy day,” Gukesh concluded.
The legendary chess player Susan Polgar responded to Gukesh’s interview on X and praised the Indian player for having a warrior’s heart – even if he did not show it or emotions.
“The world champion showed the real meaning of” Win with Grace “! He has a warrior’s heart! Knowing he has great problems on both the record and the clock, he fought as hard as he could survive, and was rewarded with a great victory!” Polgar took X to respond to Gukesh’s interview.
Magnus Carlsen Slams Table
Gukesh secured a massive victory in the sixth round on Carlsen’s home lawn and beat him for the first time in his career in classic control. The Indian teenager, who played with white pieces, held firmly under pressure and capitalized on a rare error of 34 -year -old Norwegian in the end game.
Carlsen had the top for the match, but Gukesh defended with the discipline and calm and turned the tables with an accurate counterattack when Carlsen stumbled in time in time.
Carlsen’s reaction to the loss was shocking – he killed the table so hard that he scared the whole room, including Gukesh. Although he apologized quickly, then he started out of the venue.
For Gukesh, who lost with Carlsen with black pieces in the opening round of the Norwegian chess, it was a comeback victory.
Carlsen was previously critical of Gukesh’s classic game and his peace under the incremental time control. After his first round above Gukesh, Carlsen published a cryptic report on the social media: “You came to the king, preferably not to be.”
At the beginning of 2024, Carlsen decided not to prevent the title of his World Championship after he claimed the fifth time. He retreated from the classic chess for a while and his clash with Gukshe in the Norwegian chess meant his first classic appearance, because Indian miracles last year became the youngest world champion in history.
Published:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published on:
2 June 2025
