Gukesh D is not just India’s youngest chess sensation — he’s now the man who beat Magnus Carlsen in his own backyard at Norway Chess 2025.
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00:00he ruled chess for over a decade but now a teenager from India has done the unthinkable
00:09this is the story of how Gokesh is challenging the greatest of our time Magnus Carlsen Magnus
00:15Carlsen world champion from 2013 to 2023 the man who made chess cool again calculating calm and
00:21virtually unbeatable and then came Gokesh born in 2006 India a chess prodigy who became a grand
00:28master at just 12 years and seven months and the third youngest in history by 17 he did what few
00:34imagined winning the 2024 candidates tournament and then becoming the youngest world chess champion
00:40ever Gokesh and Carlsen first clash over the board in elite tournaments with Carlsen usually dominating
00:46but then came Norway chess 2025 in round six Gokesh beat Carlsen in a classical game capitalizing on
00:53a rare blunder the crowd gasps Magnus wasn't used to losing like this many saw echoes of Kasparov
01:00versus Kramnik in this rivalry the master being challenged by the next generation a silent shift
01:05in power Gokesh is one of the only young players who doesn't look nervous when facing Magnus with India
01:11rising in chess and Carlsen still world's top rated player this isn't a passing moment it's a chess war
01:16time waiting to unfold Magnus Gokesh two arrows colliding who wins the next round let us know in the comments
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