Tamil Nadu’s young player D. Kukesh’s aggressive play left the foreign grandmasters in a state of disarray in the Chess Olympiad. Gukesh has accumulated 6 consecutive victories in the ongoing Chess Olympiad in Mamallapuram.
D. Gukesh aka Thommaraju Gukesh was born in 2206 in Chennai. His father Rajinikanth is an ENT doctor and his mother Padma is a microbiologist. Gukesh, who started playing chess at the age of 7, continues his success even at the age of 16. Gukesh is studying in a private school in Mel Ayanambakkam.
3rd Youngest Player to Get GM Status:
At an early age, he has won various honors including the title of Asian and World Youth Championship, 5 gold medals in the Asian Youth Championship. He qualified International Master (IM) in 2018. In 2019, he became the third youngest grandmaster in chess history. (12 years, 7 months, 17 days). Last July, Beyal became the 6th Indian player to cross ILO rating 2700 by winning the chess tournament.
India’s third-ranked player:
And now Gukesh has got the status of India’s No. 3 player by getting an ILO rating of 2714. He was preceded by Viswanathan Anand, b. There is Harikrishna.
In this case, Gukesh, who is indispensable in the Indian team, has also left his mark in the Chess Olympiad. He has won all the 6 rounds held so far and has secured 6 victories.
Gukesh has been included in the Indian Men’s B team, which is playing so much that even the world champion Magnus Carlsen is scared. While other players like Pragnananda, Raunak Sathwani, Narayanan and Nihal Sarin have stumbled, Gukesh’s performance has been consistent and impressive.
Especially in the game against Spain, he beat former world champion Rann Shirou with black pieces.
Gukesh defeated UAE player Al Hosani Omaran in the first round, Estonia’s Kik Kalle in the second round, Switzerland’s Georgidis Niko in the third round, Italy’s Vocaturo Daniel in the fourth round, Spain’s Shiro in the fifth round and Uzbekistan’s Abdusatoro in the sixth round.
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In this regard, Gukesh said:
A consistent performance will increase the team’s points tally. Even if someone doesn’t play well, the team is affected. I continue to play with that aim. Unforgettable dancing with Grandmasts Shirov and Abdushatorov. Shirov World Championship Run Up. Abdushatorov was the best player of the Uzbekistan team that defeated the USA. Rapid Chess Champion. He said that the victory against the two was excellent.
There is no denying that Gukesh’s brilliant performance is the reason why India B team remains 3rd in the Open category with 10 points.