Gukesh suffers 1st defeat in 38 classical games one month before World Chess Championship showdown with Ding Liren

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File representation of World Chess Champi0onship contender Gukesh astatine the Tat Steel India Chess Tournament successful Kolkata successful 2023. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)

Almost precisely 1 period earlier his World Chess Championship duel with reigning satellite champion Ding Liren, 18-year-old Gukesh experienced his archetypal nonaccomplishment successful classical format astatine the European Club Cup 2024 against 34-year-old Russian grandmaster Dmitry Andreikin. This is Gukesh’s archetypal decision successful the classical format successful 38 games.

The European Club Cup is 1 of the past tune up events for Gukesh arsenic helium plots his quest to go the youngest ever satellite champion successful the sport.

Gukesh has been edging person to achieving the hallowed 2800 standing people successful classical chess on with compatriot Arjun Erigaisi. Earlier this month, Gukesh had reached 2794, which is his highest rating. The decision for Gukesh against Andreikin means that the Indian teenager’s unrecorded standing is present astatine 2788.5 successful the unrecorded ratings which are updated successful real-time.

Also playing successful Gukesh’s squad SuperChess astatine the tourney is Praggnanandhaa, who besides experienced decision against M Amin Tabatabaei.

Eye connected World Chess Championship

Gukesh had been unbeaten astatine the Chess Olympiad successful Budapest past month, wherever helium won the idiosyncratic golden medal portion playing connected the apical committee for India with 8 wins and 2 draws. China had avoided Ding Liren facing Gukesh astatine the Olympiad by resting the satellite champion.

Gukesh was besides unbeaten astatine the Sinquefield Cup successful St Louis earlier that. At that event, Gukesh vs Ding Liren lucifer had ended successful a tame draw.

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Gukesh has lone been playing successful classical events ever since helium qualified for the World Chess Championship by winning the cut-throat Candidates tourney earlier this twelvemonth successful Toronto. The FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 clash volition beryllium hosted by Singapore astatine the Resorts World Sentosa from November 23 to December 13.

The archetypal lucifer of the clash volition beryllium held connected November 25.

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