Indian Chess GM Gukesh s Advantage At Candidates Spurs Prayers, Leaves Hearts Beating For His Success menafn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from menafn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
17-year-old Grandmaster (GM) D. Gukesh's performance at the FIDE Candidates Open tournament has left the hearts of India's young and old chess players - and their parents - beating excitedly and spurred prayers that he wins and becomes the .
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Update 05/10/2023: The tournament has concluded, and GM Peter Svidler finished in clear first with 4½/7 after drawing his last two games. Mishra lost a heart-breaking queen-and-pawn ending against GM Boris Gelfand in the final round, finishing in a three-way tie for second with GMs Gukesh D. and Nils Grandelius.
It should not be surprising when an eight-time Russian champion is leading a tournament. Especially when three fourths of the field aren't even 30 years old. And yet, GM Peter Svidler's standing atop the leaderboard of the 28th annual TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament still counts as something of an upset.