Mamallapuram, August 6
Teenaged Grandmaster D Gukesh shocked world No. 5 Fabiano Caruana as India B pulled off a superb 3-1 win over No. 2 seeds USA in the eighth round in the open section of the 44th Chess Olympiad here today.
Gukesh is enjoying a purple patch and his victory over Caruana was his eighth on the trot in the tournament, helping to improve his live ratings. He moved up to second behind the great Viswanathan Anand in live ratings.
Gukesh’s splendid run has been the key behind the success of the India B team, seen by many as the dark horse of the championship.
Fellow teen and GM Raunak Sadhwani (ELO rating 2611) stunned higher-rated GM Linier Dominguez Perez (ELO 2754) in 45 moves as India B shut out USA.
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