India, June 2 -- D Gukesh left Magnus Carlsen shellshocked on Sunday in their Round 6 face-off as the 18-year-old GM sealed a surprising win against the World No. 1 at Norway Chess 2025. The Indian GM was in a losing position, but a massive blunder by Carlsen saw him take advantage in the end-game and clinch his maiden classical win against the Norwegian.

Speaking after Gukesh's win, his grandfather Shankar Rajesh had an ecstatic response to the result. Speaking to ANI, he said, "One of the major achievements which he hadn't achieved before, he achieved now. Gukesh has now beaten Magnus Carlsen as well. There is no pressure on him now."

The match lasted 62 moves and over fours hours, and Carlsen lost to the reigning World Champion. Guke...