Chess | Gukesh reveals bet with cousin if he beat Carlsen; leads by 3 points in Zagreb

D Gukesh clinched the accelerated rubric astatine the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz tourney successful Zagreb, Croatia, aft an awesome show that included defeating World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen. Following his victory, Gukesh shared a humorous communicative astir a promised shoutout to his relative who had predicted his triumph implicit Carlsen.After forgetting to notation his relative successful the post-match interrogation pursuing his triumph connected Thursday against Carlsen, Gukesh made up for it later. "It is simply a spot funny. Before I came into this tournament, 1 of my cousins told maine that I was going to bushed Magnus. So we made a woody that if I bash bushed Magnus, I volition springiness him a shoutout successful my interview. I wholly forgot yesterday, and helium was rather upset astir that," Gukesh said with a laugh.The young grandmaster showed singular resilience successful the tournament. After losing his opening crippled to Jan-Krzysztof Duda, helium bounced backmost powerfully with 5 consecutive wins. His triumph implicit Carlsen successful Round 4 was a cardinal infinitesimal that enactment him successful the driver's seat.

Gukesh finished the accelerated conception connected a precocious note, defeating Wesley So of the United States successful the last round. He won the crippled successful 36 moves by capitalising connected a tactical mistake.

His wide show included six wins, 2 draws, and conscionable 1 loss.Looking up to the blitz format, Gukesh remains focused connected maintaining his beardown form. "I deliberation truthful acold I person been playing bully chess, truthful strategy volition beryllium to play bully chess with bully clip absorption and I anticipation that everything volition enactment out," helium explained.