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GUKESH BEATS CARLSEN FOR FIFTH WIN IN A ROW IN ZAGREB

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July 04, 2025

Since he became world champion last year, D Gukesh has been persistently questioned on how he measures up to world No 1 Magnus Carlsen.

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GUKESH BEATS CARLSEN FOR FIFTH WIN IN A ROW IN ZAGREB

The Norwegian, who willingly walked away from the throne after winning the world title five times, blundered in a winning position and suffered his first classical loss to Gukesh in round six of Norway Chess last month. Carlsen’s now-immortal, livid table-thumping reaction becam

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