Gukesh Dommaraju

Indian chess grandmaster

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At this moment, Praggnanandhaa is playing better than Gukesh but anything can change. I think there will be form swings repeatedly. Gukesh seems to be stuck a bit. I think he can take inspiration from Pragg."
Surely, there are different mindsets going into playing both the matches. As many people have said, defending a title is more difficult that actually winning it. There’s a lot of expectation, pressure and questions like ‘what if you lose’ but I guess at the end of the day you still need to do the basic things—go out there and play good chess,
Yes, Norway Chess and the Olympiad are the two tournaments I will be playing, there are more which I am considering,
I have not been performing well in the last one-and-a-half years and I think I would say that my performances have been way below expectations. They have the right to say what they feel and I have the right to do my best,
My performance in the last few events has been quite disappointing, not just for me, but for all of you who support me,
My performance in the last few events has been quite disappointing, not just for me, but for all of you who support me,

Earlier

Uzbek chess grandmaster Sindarov sets up world title match with Gukesh

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The 20-year-old Uzbek grandmaster closed out an emphatic victory in the the 14-game double round-robin with a tame 58-move draw playing with the black pieces against Dutch star Anish Giri, moving to 9½ points and leaving the world No 9 two adrift with one round remaining at the Cap St Georges Hotel and Resort

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