Gukesh makes a spectacular comeback on his birthday

After a shaky start, Gukesh managed to break away, winning two consecutive important victories against Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana at the Norwegian Super League on May 30.

Chess king Gukesh returns to the track with an overwhelming victory over Nakamura - Photo: Noway chess

Overwhelming victory over Nakamura

On the 29th of May, Gukesh entered the match with Nakamura without any points. Facing a lot of pressure, the young chess master showed incredible courage when he won 3-0 against the American "lightning god".

In this game, Gukesh improved significantly in time control, no longer falling into the situation of running out of time like the first two games. This gave him time to make sharp calculations in the endgame, bringing about a meaningful victory.

This was also the first time Gukesh defeated Nakamura in standard chess after four encounters, a memorable milestone in his career.

The tournament is witnessing an interesting cycle: Gukesh lost to Magnus Carlsen in standard chess on the opening day.

On the next day of competition, Carlsen unexpectedly lost to Nakamura in the Armageddon game in round 2. Then in round 3, Gukesh again excelled in beating Nakamura in standard chess.

This unpredictable development is making the tournament more worth watching than ever.

Dramatic win over Caruana

On the next day of competition, Gukesh continued to face a big challenge from Fabiano Caruana - the player leading the table with Magnus Carlsen.

This match must be decided by a mind-boggling game of Armageddon. Perhaps the defeat in the previous Armageddon series has helped the Indian "Chess King" gain valuable experience for this mind game.

Gukesh holds white in a nerve-wracking game of Armageddon - Photo: Noway chess

Against the American player, Gukesh, in a must-win situation, took the initiative to attack strongly. With the advantage of pushing the pawn up to the 7th row, Gukesh did not make any mistakes. And he won a dramatic final victory against grandmaster Fabiano Caruana.

With two important victories, Gukesh has made a spectacular breakthrough, rising from the bottom of the table to 4th place with 4.5 points. Meanwhile, Magnus Carlsen still holds the top position with 8 points, 1 point more than the second place, grandmaster Fabiano Caruana.

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