SuperUnited Rapid 2025: D Gukesh stuns World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, takes 2-point lead ahead of final day | Chess News

D Gukesh stuns World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen (Image credit score: Chess.com)

NEW DELHI: Defending world champion D. Gukesh shocked World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen within the sixth spherical of the Grand Chess Tour SuperUnited Rapid 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia, on Thursday, seizing sole lead within the event with 10 factors.Gukesh, who had shared the lead after Day 1, continued his dominant run by defeating Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov and American grandmaster Fabiano Caruana within the fourth and fifth rounds, setting the stage for a high-stakes conflict with Carlsen.Ahead of their much-anticipated encounter, Carlsen had downplayed the problem, remarking that he would deal with the sport “as if I’m playing one of the presumably weaker players.”But Gukesh proved in any other case, outplaying the Norwegian within the fast format and making a powerful assertion of intent. This was the primary of three scheduled conferences between the 2 chess heavyweights within the event — the remaining video games can be performed within the blitz format.