D Gukesh has change into synonymous with Indian chess since turning into the youngest-ever World Champion in historical past. The 18-year-old defeated Ding Liren final yr to change into World Champion, however fell sufferer to criticism because the likes of Magnus Carlsen and Vladimir Kramnik felt that the c’ship wasn’t upto the extent, particularly after Liren made an enormous blunder within the decisive sport.

D Gukesh defeated Magnus Carlsen in Round 6.(JP Nadda-X)

Fast ahead to June, Gukesh silenced Carlsen with a surprising comeback win in opposition to the World No. 1. The World No. 1 wasn’t a part of the earlier FIDE cycle after pulling out, and received’t be that includes within the ongoing cycle. Many followers and GMs felt that Carlsen’s absence didn’t make Gukesh the precise world champion, as he wanted to beat the Norwegian too, who’s considered the best of all time.

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The pair met of their Norway Chess opener, and Gukesh crumbled to a defeat. They met once more in Round 6 and this time Gukesh caught the fundamentals advert fought onerous. In the top sport, an enormous blunder from Carlsen noticed Gukesh seal a large a comeback. Meanwhile, Carlsen, in anger, smashed the desk after shedding.

Viswanathan Anand drops his verdict

Speaking to PTI, Viswanathan Anand gave his verdict on Carlsen’s controversial desk slam response. He mentioned, “But it (beating Gukesh) mattered a lot to him. Even if all the other games he’s kind of going through emotions (here) But in this game (against Gukesh), I think something he wanted to establish. He wanted to draw some line in the sand and tell all these kids ‘hang on a few years’, whatever. But this meant a lot. I think a 2-0 (win against Gukesh) here, he would have been very, very happy.”

Meanwhile, Anand additionally defined Carlsen’s anger, saying, “Against any opponent on earth, he would have hated losing such a good position. I mean to miss that the knight comes back. I felt exactly the same way when I blew my game against Magnus three years ago in 2022 in Norway.”

“Certainly, the game meant a lot to him and he came close and he slipped, but it could also be fatigue. It could be this new time control (in Norway Chess). Here we have this thing where we have Classical chess and then we have a sudden-death Armageddon tie-break (after every game in the event of a draw).”

Anand additionally identified related reactions have occurred in chess earlier than too, and it’s not the primary occasion. He mentioned, “Yes, (I’ve seen) enough anger. All this has been around for a while, people screaming and cursing. I think it was in Delhi (2000 World Championship), where after his game with (Estonia’s) Jaan Ehlvest, (Vassily) Ivanchuk threw a chair across. So, the only difference is the camera, not the incident.”

“And, the opposite factor I might say is that this (sport between Gukesh and Carlsen) was very intense. I imply, possibly Magnus is not that enthusiastic about classical chess, however he is definitely taken on Gukesh (within the format).

“Or if not Gukesh personally the person who is now the world champion showing that he (Carlsen) can fight youngsters. I mean, a lot of stuff (was) probably going on in his head, and it came out. So, those two games (against Gukesh), he took very, very intensely and seriously. And that’s kind of partially what brought it (frustration) on.”

Predicting if FIDE would take motion in opposition to Carlsen, he mentioned, “Laws means definitions. It gets tricky. I guess it will come up (in FIDE discussions), I think. But, you know, on the other hand, if you take someone like (American GM) Hikaru (Nakamura), he says, ‘let’s have more of it’ (Carlsen incident). It gets attention. So, we’ll have to balance these things out. But certainly, I think it will be discussed very soon.”