it Will be like playing one of the weaker players: Carlsen on Gukesh
Bengaluru, July 3 -- Roughly a month after their now-viral encounter at Norway Chess, world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen and world champion D Gukesh will face each other again in the third leg of the Grand Chess Tour, in Zagreb, Croatia.
The rapid and blitz tournament, which got underway on Wednesday, features a star-studded 10-player field - including three of the world's top five. Apart from Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa - winner of the Bucharest leg - is the other Indian in contention.
Carlsen and Gukesh will meet three times, between July 3 to 6: once in rapid, and twice in blitz. On Thursday, Gukesh will face Carlsen for the first time since his win in Norway - a victory that went viral after the Norwegian's anguished reaction - thumping the table ...
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