17-Year-Old Indian Prodigy Makes Waves At Candidates | 2024 Round 12 Candidates Game Review

Gukesh D. is not only one of India's up and coming stars but one of the youngest in the field at the Candidates 2024. In this Game Review, David Howell breaks down the game vs. Nijat Abasov in Round 11.
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[@michaelloverjimmy-op3ww]

Gukesh looks to be who Magnus thought Alireza was

[@ronitkadam5355]

Well Put

[@Yupp-56]

Alireza is actually very good, just his mental state currently is quite bad because of recent incidents.

[@AmeOFF]

Sorry but Gukesh is not Abdusatorov

[@praful4383]

He got beated even before recent incidents😂​@@Yupp-56

[@endymion12321]

@@AmeOFF Nodirbek is 2 years older than gukesh, yet hasn't qualified for the candidates so far. Do the math

[@humansareweird2866]

No way he's 17,he was like 12 five years ago.

[@victornweze7230]

😂 you might be unto something with this finding

[@r0ckyr083]

Bro probably wasn't even born 20 years ago

[@user-qn9mb9dh6q]

can you believe its been a year since a year ago

[@M42-Orion-Nebula]

Really???

[@FahimHoq]

With such brilliant discovery, you can be a world class Mathematician.

[@peterparker6377]

Gukesh looks more chess gentleman than other candidates despite being most younger candidate 😂

[@mikeog2617]

Yeah while some other are rocking the casual " strong club chess player " look so casually

[@WallySoto-yi8fz]

Nepo hasn't lost a game yet. His defensive play is very underrated & should b recognized in this tournament.

[@yourstruly1234]

Very solid..but Hikaru has been more entertaining..

[@m.v.s.npraneeth5496]

nepo and Hikaru are already expected to be favourites, but gukesh is dark horse here so covering him is very much needed

[@bolte9093]

Nepo almost lost to vidit nd pragg ,he was lucky they blundered,so can't give credit to his defence only

[@royk.9347]

Gukesh is one of my favorite players at the moment, and he seems incredibly focused and dedicated to chess. But I think it would be a miss to not acknowledge his parents and team that support him as well. I think everyone involved, and most notably him, are important to his success.

[@Stender_]

I seriously hope Gukesh takes home first. Championship will be great

[@arpitagrawal9631]

I think after 12 rounds, he has proved himself that he deserves to be here and to win this tournament

[@noice8824]

This was a great maneuvering game by Gukesh. it was amazing to see his performance live!

[@MarkB-vp9ki]

If you would have asked me which Indian had the best chance to win the candidates before the tournament, Gukesh would have been my last pick. I was dead wrong. Bright future ahead for this young man.

[@bolte9093]

Gukesh literally was at disadvantage only once in the whole tournament,where he lost .

[@manu-singh]

@@michaelmassaro4375 i feel like he's grittier then most chess players, takes wins and losses as they come and move forward according to his pace

[@krakenunbound]

Oldest looking 17 year old I've ever seen. But don't care. He is doing well and not cheating. Good for him.

[@mikeog2617]

Maybe he's just cheating about his age lol but at least his skills are legit ..jk

[@krakenunbound]

@@mikeog2617 Yah it doesn't make any difference to me what his age is. What matters is his skills. I want Fabiano to win because I'm American but I don't think I'd be disappointed if Gukesh wins and takes down Ding.

[@krishnabhattacharyaa2956]

​@@mikeog2617how would he cheat about his age lol. Kid's literally grown up infront of the camera

[@Evilanious]

These games are late in the evening where I live. When I went to bed I remember thinking: "man, Gukesh's knight looks bad." When I woke up and saw the final position I thought: "that's a good knight."

[@srikanthtupurani6316]

Gukesh surprised abbasov with strange moves. When abbasov saw those strange moves he might have panicked. Amazing preparation by gukesh. Some people say that preparation using chess engines is very important in any classical chess match. Is it true.

[@captain_context9991]

He played amazingly.

[@sandeepranga1]

Gukesh is on fire 🔥🔥 🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@TheChessMasterBattleofWits]

Gukesh 🔥💯🎉

[@GeraldM_inNC]

White should have resigned @10:00. From that point even I could have won that position for Black without any difficulty.

[@mero8351]

You’d have to get to that point

[@Evilanious]

Well, that position didn't happen and was just shown to explain why certain moves weren't playable for Abasov.

[@GeraldM_inNC]

@@Evilanious I understand. I was speaking approximately. I watched the whole game live.

[@GeraldM_inNC]

@@mero8351 I wouldn't have crushed it that way!

[@move2003ny]

Gukesh has a serious chance of finishing sole leader of he beats Alireza. That'd be quite a feat for a 17 year old. If bet on him to beat Ding too

[@datdudeinred]

If that was a wave now he brought entire tsunami. 😂

[@tantricsurfer]

Very nice comment from David

[@dark_magician_sdy]

David is such a Chad 🔥

[@jadiellima8922]

I'd do him no blinking

[@shadowboy7097]

gooo gukeshhh

[@SuperChogan]

17? Yeah right. He looks older than my Dad and I am 35.

[@kajaljha52]

Tf blud went too far with that

[@shridharsharma3048]

Why the hell aren't here more games.

[@binks2413]

Gukesh looks 30 yrs old lol. Might be the beard

[@user-xt3ki7xp6r]

life is so hard without you my darling, its 2 days after our breakup but it feels infinite, after this I just have realized how seriously I was with you.. Darling, dear love.. I remember when you sent me the lives whenever they have a match. Happily I know where you’re looking at, I’ll be here just to wait you’ll see my message. „Even when the sky comes falling Even when the sun don’t shine I got faith in you and I So put your pretty little hand in mine Even when we’re down to the wire baby Even when it’s do or die We could do it baby simple and plain Cause this love is a sure thing.“ 💔

[@clintmagican]

Gukesh capitalized on weak players while hikaru lost twice to visit who lost twice to nepo

[@lemarkexyz2931]

"weak players"... How is pragg and Vidit weak.. Also abasov has proven so far in the tournament that he has a super gm level defense

[@gaoussoukeita7289]

Maybe it has more to do with the players' styles. Some players are other players' nemesis. Anyway, Gukesh is piling up experience, just as the other youngsters, thus he'll seize every opportunity and rightfully so

[@merhoumdyaa8389]

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[@plywoodcarjohnson5412]

Possibly the most boring game ever played.

[@kamisama2616]

lol you must have a different definition for boring