Stavanger, May 29 -- On his 19th birthday, World Champion D Gukesh ultimately won back his campaign, earning three points in Norway Chess Round 3 on Thursday by defeating World no. 2 Hikaru Nakamura, from the United States.

The world champion reflected on that factor as he basked in the relief of hitting back with a win.

"I feel quite good! I think my time management was much better today than before. He had some drawing chances, but I guess overall it was a good game," Gukesh said in a video posted by Norway Chess on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/5eOBsqFpjAk?si=qdG47SoxREMY1kPa

When asked about potential Armageddon tie-breaks in the tournament, Gukesh said, "Yeah, I mean, at some point it will come for sure. But right now, I'm just happy...