D Gukesh beats World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen from a losing position at Norway Chess 2025

World Champion Dommaraju Gukesh on Sunday made an amazing comeback to defeat World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in Round 6 of the ongoing Norway Chess 2025 tournament. The win was Gukesh’s first-ever classical victory over the Norwegian grandmaster. The 19-year-old also became the second Indian player to beat Carlsen in the history of the competition after Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa.

Carlsen had an upper hand over Gukesh for most of the time in the match, but in the end, he could not control his nerves, and the teenager turned the tables around and went on to win the match.

With this win, D Gukesh jumped to third spot in the Norway Chess 2025 points table with 8.5 points, just one point behind Carlsen and American Fabiano Caruana.

Earlier on May 27, the marquee clash of Round One at Norway Chess 2025 lived up to expectations as Carlsen launched a classic king hunt to defeat reigning World Champion D Gukesh in a thrilling encounter. This was their first classical match since Gukesh won the world title, and it also marked Carlsen's return to individual classical chess after nearly a year.

Reacting to the upset victory, Gukesh's coach, Grandmaster Vishnu Prasanna, praised the teenager's resilience and fighting spirit.

"We have to give a lot of credit to Gukesh for his stubbornness and for his resourcefulness because I think he was aware that he was dead lost for so long, yet he kept kicking, he kept kicking, and the time went lower, the more chances he had to actually do something with the position. I don't think his intention was to win that, but yeah, I'm sure he is happy," Vishnu Prasanna said.

The win has added further excitement to the tournament, with the race for the top spot tightening as it enters its final rounds. 

(With inputs from ANI)