Chinese language chess star Wei Yi praises Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa’s starvation to win, suggests change for classical tournaments
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Chinese language chess grandmaster Wei Yi has lauded the fierce aggressive spirit of India’s rising stars, Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa, praising their relentless starvation to win. Wei Yi additionally advised a possible tweak for classical chess tournaments: within the occasion of a tiebreak, the participant with essentially the most wins ought to be declared the winner, relatively than counting on a blitz playoff.
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China’s No. 1 chess participant Grandmaster Wei Yi has praised India’s D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa for his or her starvation to win matches even with black items. Wei Yi’s reward for the Indian duo got here after Praggnanandhaa defeated Gukesh in a tie-breaker
to win the Tata Metal Masters 2025 title earlier this month.
It was the most important title victory for Praggnanandhaa to this point in his nascent profession as he went on to beat world champion Gukesh in a dramatic finish to the ‘Wimbledon of Chess’. Gukesh turned the youngest world chess champion in December 2024
by beating Ding Liren of China in Singapore.
Wei Yi praises Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa
On the sideline of the occasion, Wei Yi, who received the Tata Metal Masters competitors in 2024 and completed the most recent version undefeated, was requested in regards to the gamers who impressed him essentially the most on the event in Wijk Aan Zee, the Netherlands. And the Chinese language GM went with the Indian younger chess gamers, who’re ruling the most important tournaments within the sport.
“I feel it was Gukesh, Pragg, and Abdusattorov as a result of, in each recreation, they wished to win,” Wei Yi instructed the Instances of India. “For me, if I performed with Black, I might attempt to play solidly, however for them, even with Black, they nonetheless wished to win. That’s superb, not only for the sport but additionally for the viewers.”
On Praggnanandhaa successful the Tata Metal Chess title, Wei Yi mentioned: “I feel he works actually laborious. He performed many various openings within the event, and naturally, he deserved the championship as a result of in each recreation, he fought laborious.”
On the Tata Metal Masters 2025, Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa had been required to take part in blitz playoffs after ending the event as joint leaders. Wei Yi, who received the 2024 version by beating Gukesh within the playoffs, feels that the “higher” approach to resolve a winner in case of a tiebreak in a classical event is to make use of the standards of who has received essentially the most matches.
“I feel it might be higher if the winner is determined by the variety of successful video games. However perhaps it might be higher if it had been determined by some fast video games. For instance, after a day’s relaxation, you could possibly play two or 4 fast video games.”
Wei Yi will subsequent be seen in motion within the
Norway Chess 2025 which will even embrace Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, world No.1 Magnus Carlsen and Arjun Erigaisi .
