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D Gukesh Beats Magnus Carlsen: In a dramatic turnaround, Reigning world champion D Gukesh finally extracted a much-deserved comeback beating Magnus Carlsen, the No.1 player for the first time in a classical game in Round 6 of Norway Chess here on Sunday. It was a win of epic proportions as Gukesh suffered a loss against Carlsen in the opening round as he scripted a comeback against the Norwegian in his home country. Notably, Gukesh caught Carlsen off-guard just when it seemed he was on the verge of losing the game to earn three points.

As soon as Carlsen lost the match, he fist-banged the table in anger as the video went viral. Even Gukesh, who won the game, had a peculiar reaction after the win. Check out the video here:

It was a huge comeback for Gukesh, who had looked out of sorts in the opening game against Carlsen. He seemed to be losing Sunday's game as well before he turned things around to win his maiden Classical chess contest in 62 moves and over four hours of nerve-wracking chess.

While Gukesh refused to speak to the media, his Polish coach Grzegorz Gajewski said the win will give the teenager “a huge pump” going deeper into the tournament and in future battles with the Norwegian.

“It (win) just gives a huge pump of confidence (to Gukesh) because once you've done it, you know you can do it again. And that's the plan,” said Gajewski.

When asked if other players from India will suddenly feel confident about themselves beating Carlsen following Gukesh's feat, he said, It certainly does.

“And for the tournament (Norway Chess) that's going ahead, it gives him (Gukesh) a bump. Hopefully we can break another unbreakable margin. Perfect,” said the Pole.

 

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