Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:26am on 12 Jul 2025,Saturday Sports
At the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz tournament in Croatia, India’s 19-year-old world chess champion D. Gukesh stunned Magnus Carlsen once again by winning the Rapid section, despite entering the event with just a 0.3% chance of victory . His chief trainer, GM Grzegorz Gajewski, revealed that they focused on specialized drills and training games tailored for faster time controls—a regimen he credits for the turnaround . Gajewski also emphasized the mental burden on Gukesh, noting many forget he’s only 19—and sometimes he even does too—amid the high expectations as reigning world champion. (PC: X)
