World Chess Champion D Gukesh admitted he had a ‘lucky day’ after he pulled off a remarkable comeback win against Magnus Carlsen in the sixth round of Norway Chess 2025 on Monday.
The Indian Grand Master weathered early pressure from Carlsen before pouncing on an endgame error to turn the game on its head and clinch three points.
“Well, there wasn’t much I could do. It was just clearly lost. So I was just trying to make moves which were kind of tricky for him. I mean, 99 out of 100 times I would have lost. Yeah, just a lucky day,” pointed out Gukesh, after his first classical win over Carlsen.
ALSO READ | Gukesh secures maiden classical win over Magnus Carlsen
Gukesh also highlighted the influence of pressure imparted by the clock on Carlsen.
“Luckily, he got into a time scramble. One thing I learned from this tournament is that time scrambles can get out of control,” said Gukesh.
Carlsen, who thumped the match desk in disbelief after the defeat, said, “I don’t know what happened.”
Earlier in the tournament, after his first-round victory over Gukesh, Carlsen had posted on X, “When you come at the king, you best not miss.”