Teenage grandmasters R Pragyanand, D Gukesh and Arjun Arigasi have enjoyed a stellar performance in 2022 with a victory over world champion Magnus Carlsen.
Commenting on Gukesh’s impressive 29-move win over Norwegian superstar Carlsen in the opening segment of the ongoing Amches Rapid Online tournament, the five-time world champion said it shows that players like him and Arigasi are very strong and can’t afford to play any game. can compete against. on the other side of the board.
“I think it shows that Arjun and Gukesh are very, very strong players who can compete well against anyone sitting on the other side of the board. It’s also good that they play against the best players regularly. Play because that’s how you keep playing. Up,” Anand told PTI on Monday.
A day before Gukesh, Erigasi had defeated the world number one player.
The Chennai legend heaped praise on Gukesh and said that he always plays fearlessly and never backs down.
“With Gukesh, he is winning games, losing games, but he is in a lot of contention for qualifying. It was a fast fight. Gukesh played as fearlessly as ever. He never backs down, takes the game. Was very dynamic.
“He was worse but Magnus made a mistake, and Gukesh’s tactical accuracy is very, very high, and (he) immediately pounced on him.
“I have personal experience with Gukesh. Often I make a mistake and he pounces on it. He’s very cautious. It’s one of Magnus’s skills and it’s good that Gukesh shows it and it just tells me That they (Gukesh and Erigasi) are on the right track,” Anand said of the 16-year-old, who is the youngest GM in the country to win the title in 2019 at the age of 12 years, 7 months and 17 days.
Gukesh, coached by Vishnu Prasanna, has been in fine form this year and impressed with a stellar performance at the Chess Olympiad at Mamallapuram near here in July-August, starring for India-2 in the bronze medal in the open section.
It looks like he is continuing his good run and a win over Carlsen, his first win over the Norwegian, could be the start of big things.
1 worldwide in an online game and asked if it would be difficult to beat him on the board, Gukesh said, “Online and classical are two different formats and require different skill-sets.
“Due to Magnus’s skill-set, he is a tough opponent to play against, whether online or offline. Both the formats require different skill-sets and I believe that he will be able to play in the classical format. It will be a fun match to play against.”
Meanwhile, former Women’s World Champion Susan Polgar wrote in a tweet following Carlsen’s loss to Gukesh: “All 3 teenagers @DGukesh @ArjunErigaisi @rpragchess have now defeated World Champion Magnus Carlsen! It’s only a matter of time one And India will be the classical world champion!”
International master and eminent coach V Saravanan lauded Gukesh for his win over Carlsen and said the youngsters (Gukesh, Arigasi and Pragyanand) are improving very fast and such performances will help them play a stronger tournament.
“These boys are improving very fast. Beating Carlsen is kind of a sign… It’s definitely online (event) and speed chess… But still they need to prove that in a classical tournament . ..” added.
“It provides an opportunity for them. I look forward to them (young Indian players) playing good breaks and a strong tournament. Overall, we are looking forward to a bright future,” Saravanan said.
He also appeared to disagree with the notion that the once invincible Carlson was on the decline. The Norwegian player has surprisingly suffered a few defeats in 2022, including Indian aces Irigasi, Gukesh and Pragyanand.
“Carlson certainly hasn’t come down,” he said, brushing off recent losses. PTI SS AH AH
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