Bengaluru, July 4 -- Since he became world champion last year, D Gukesh has been persistently questioned on how he measures up to world No 1 Magnus Carlsen. The Norwegian, who willingly walked away from the throne after winning the world title five times, blundered in a winning position and suffered his first classical loss to Gukesh in round six of Norway Chess last month. Carlsen's now-immortal, livid table-thumping reaction became social media fodder, and the former world champion spoke of being deeply affected by the loss. On Thursday in Zagreb, both players sat across from each other for the first time since in round 6 of the SuperUnited Croatia rapid and blitz, the third of six legs of the Grand Chess Tour. It was supposed to be a rev...