World Chess Championship: Gukesh has in all probability been ‘just a little bit worse’ in opposition to Ding Liren, says Magnus Carlsen

5-time world champion Magnus Carlsen is much from impressed with Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh’s efficiency within the ongoing 2024 World Chess Championship match in opposition to China’s Ding Liren in Singapore. 5 video games have been performed between the 2 to date, with the sixth recreation presently underway. After 5 video games, each Gukesh and Liren are tied on 2.5 factors every within the 14-game competitors, with each having secured a win.

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D Gukesh vs Ding Liren World Chess Championship, Sport 6 

Gukesh
started his marketing campaign with a loss with white items, earlier than drawing the second recreation with black items. {The teenager}
secured his first-ever classical win over Liren within the third match to stage the scores 1.5-1.1.5. Since then, Gukesh and Liren have performed two attracts.

‘Gukesh has not impressed me’: Carlsen 

“Gukesh has usually not impressed me to date. Ding has in all probability accomplished just a little bit higher than we had thought. Effectively, we didn’t anticipate a lot (earlier than the beginning of the world chess championship). However Gukesh has in all probability been just a little bit worse,” Carlsen mentioned in a video on the Take Take Take app.

Liren appeared to have the higher hand over Gukesh within the fifth recreation following the latter’s twenty fifth transfer. Liren, nonetheless, made a poor judgement and Carlsen defined the place he went fallacious. “Enjoying knight c4 (25.Nc4) as an alternative of knight to a4… I’m not shocked. However it was mushy. Actually actually mushy,” mentioned Carlsen.

“I’ll stand by what I mentioned earlier, that Gukesh has usually not impressed me.” @MagnusCarlsen pic.twitter.com/gDZN6qhGTS

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“In at this time’s recreation, though we should always criticise Ding for not going knight to a4 as an alternative of knight to c4, it was a win for Ding. Little question about it. It elevated his possibilities of him profitable the match and it in all probability elevated his confidence in what he’s doing as properly,” added the Norwegian.

‘Irritating for Gukesh’: Carlsen on Sport 5 

The 34-year-old opined that Gukesh won’t be comfortable together with his efficiency within the fifth recreation on Saturday. “A recreation like at this time would have been irritating for Gukesh just a little bit, as a result of he can’t actually outplay Ding or get possibilities with the white items,” said Carlsen.

After Sunday’s sixth recreation, the 2 gamers could have a relaxation day on Monday earlier than returning to the chess board for the seventh recreation on Tuesday.