D. Gukesh, India, taking part in at the forty fourth Chess Olympiad held at Mamallapuram.
| Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj
Teenaged Indian Grandmaster D. Gukesh shocked former world speedy champion Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan within the last to win the World Chess Armageddon Asia & Oceania event right here.
Gukesh emerged winner in a topsy-turvy summit conflict late on April 9, 2023.
After a missed likelihood in sport 1, Gukesh misplaced the subsequent sport towards Abdusattorov to make use of his “extra life” and begin the match yet again.
The first sport of the ‘new’ match was a draw after a perpetual test from Gukesh. He gained the subsequent sport to emerge champion.
Both Gukesh and Abdusattorov have earned a spot at the Armageddon’s Grand Finale in September.
The 16-year-old Indian gained in a area that included former world classical champion Vladimir Kramnik, Daniil Dubov, Yangyi Yu (China), Vidit Gujrathi and Karthikeyan Murali (each India) and Param Maghsoodloo (Iran), other than Abdusattorov.
“Glad to win the thrilling event Armageddon championship series 2023-Asia and Oceania group by @theworldchess! Big relief to finally win a faster time control elite event & enjoyed plenty of new experiences the way event was played amidst lights,makeup stuf,” Gukesh tweeted after the triumph.
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand hailed the younger GM’s achievement.
“Congratulations @DGukesh. An excellent achievement especially in a different time control. Proud to see our @WacaChess mentee make us proud again,” Anand tweeted.
Each day of the match, the matches consisted of two blitz video games and, if mandatory, an Armageddon sport (5 minutes for White, 4 for Black).
An Armageddon sport is a variant of blitz chess to find out a winner after a collection of drawn sport. A drawn sport within the Armageddon is counted as a win for Black.
