"I just like playing chess!" Gukesh said about his decision to ... 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 d5 3.e3 e6 4.Nf3 c5 5.c3 Bd6 6.Bb5+ Nc6 7.Bxc6+ bxc6 8.Bxd6 Qxd6 9.Qa4 0â 0 10.Qa3 Ne4 11.Nfd2 e5 12.Nxe4 ...
There’s still plenty of chess to be played in the strong 14-player ... Re5 Nd7 (Bf8 42. Rxc5 Bxd6 43. Rd5 Bb4 44. Rd7, with a winning ending) 42. Re7, and Black resigns. There’s no salvation ...