New Delhi, May 30 -- On his birthday, May 29, Indian chess grandmaster D Gukesh beat world No. 3 Fabiano Caruana in a tense tie-break at Norway Chess 2025. Though Caruana had a pawn edge, Gukesh defended well for over four hours to draw the main game.

The current world chess champion, who turned 19, held Caruana to a draw in the classical game with smart endgame play. Caruana defended hard but couldn't stop him. After 51 moves, with checkmate coming, Caruana resigned. Gukesh's sharp tactics and aggression gave him a well-earned win.

Gukesh lost a pawn early and was in a tough spot. The game had strict time rules, with only 10 seconds added per move.

But, the youngest world champion stayed calm under pressure and handled the tricky posi...