Gukesh, Erigaisi are very, very strong players: chess legend Anand
The HinduThe legendary Viswanathan Anand feels young Indian chess players are on the right track given their penchant to hog the limelight on and off, here and there. Teenage Grandmasters R Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi among others have been enjoying a superb run in 2022 with wins over world champion Magnus Carlsen being the feather on their caps. Commenting on Gukesh's stunning 29-move win over the Norwegian superstar Carlsen in the preliminary section of the ongoing Aimchess Rapid online tournament, the five-time world champion said, it showed that players like him and Erigaisi are very strong and could compete against anybody on the other side of the board. Having scored over the world No.1 in an online game and asked if it would be difficult to beat him over the board, Gukesh said, "Online and classical are two different formats and require different skill sets. @aicfchess@DrSK_AICFpic.twitter.com/9mFmsl8GFG — Susan Polgar October 16, 2022 Meanwhile, former women's world champion Susan Polgar, in a tweet after Gukesh's defeat of Carlsen, wrote: "All 3 teenagers @DGukesh @ArjunErigaisi @rpragchess have now defeated the World Champion Magnus Carlsen!