India, Aug. 1 -- The new rivalry between D Gukesh and Magnus Carlsen has taken the chess world by storm. It all began with the Indian GM becoming the new World Champion in December last year and Carlsen criticised the quality of the match against Ding Liren, where a massive blunder saw Gukesh come out on top.

Later, Carlsen also stated that Gukesh wasn't at his level yet. Ahead of the SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz tournament, Carlsen also criticised Gukesh and called him a weaker opponent in those formats.

Gukesh ended up beating Carlsen once at Norway Chess for his maiden classical win against the Norwegian. Then in Zagreb, he beat Carlsen in the rapid format.

Carlsen is currently participating at the Esports World Cup chess tournament....