‘I noticed d gukesh… He was 12 then…’: Magnus carlsen spills the beans on discovering India no. 1 for the first time

D gukesh is still in the sole lead at the ongoing 2025 tata steel chess masters, in Wijk aan zee, netherlands. Gukesh is on top of the standings with 8.00 points, followed by r Pragnanandhaa and nodirbek abdusattorov at 7.50 points.

Gukesh is the Reigning World Chess Champion, Having Defeated Ding Liren in Singapore. Since His Win, Gukesh Has Asswell Popular Chass Grandmaster in the World and also has overtaken arjun eraigaisi to become India no. 1.

When Did Magnus Carlsen Discover D Gukesh?

Now the 18-year-old has received special praise from magnus carlsen, who revised how he discovered Gukesh. Speaking on the video posted by take take take application, Carlseen Claimed that He FIRST SAW GUKESH, when he was 12-yars-c.

“I noticed gukesh Around the time he became a grandmaster. He was 12 then, one of the youngest grandmasters of all time, ”He said.

“You could sense that he had something.” He was playing an extramely ambyous kind of chess of chess, which was not quite the same as other. At that time, he did not have the strength to actually sustain that, so he actually lost a lot of games. But I Think I Drew My Game Against Him, and He was actually better in that game.

“I was thought, this is a guy who is really tried to play proper ambitious chess. It felt like he definitely had something, “He added.

After the tata stepl masters, gukesh will be participating at the first leg of the freestyle chess grand slam tour, which will take place in Germany’s Weisenhaus Starting from Februry 7.

Gukesh is the youngest undisputed world champion, the youngest player to have surpassed a fide rating of 2750, Doing so at the age of 16. He got the grandmaster at the age of 12 and is the third and is the first GRANDMASTER in history. This year, he also received the major dhyan chand khel ratna award from Indian President Droupadi Murmu.