Donnarumma Gukesh beats Magnus Carlsen

Gukesh downs Carlsen

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Feat

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Statement

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Gukesh loses to Polish grandmaster

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Tournament

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Donnarumma Gukesh beats Magnus Carlsen

Gukesh downs Carlsen

Indian teenager Donnarumma Gukesh on Sunday outfoxed five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen in the ongoing Aimchess Rapid online tournament.

Feat

Gukesh (16 years, 4 months, and 20 days) now holds the distinction of being the youngest ever to stun Carlsen in his reign as world champion.

Statement

"Obviously, beating Magnus is always special but I was not really very proud of that game," Gukesh was quoted as saying by chess24.com.

Gukesh loses to Polish grandmaster

After beating Carlsen, Gukesh lost to Polish grandmaster Jan-Krzysztof Duda in 42 moves in the next round. With that, Duda concluded Sunday's proceedings at the top of the leaderboard.

Tournament

The Aimchess Rapid tournament is the eighth of nine events on the $1.6 million 2022 Meltwater Champions Tour. A total of 16 players took part in the tournament, including five from India.