The Boy Who Watched Magnus Long before the cameras started following his every move, Gukesh was like any other chess-loving teenager. He studied the classics, copied moves from legends, and watched videos of Magnus Carlsen's games late into the night.

Magnus Carlsen, the No. 1-ranked chess player in the world, suffered a defeat to current world champion Gukesh Dommaraju. See Carlsen's reaction.

India's own world champion, D Gukesh, is on a roll in the Norway Chess event, having beaten world no.1 Magnus Carlsen in a headline-making clash. However, the defeat for Carlsen also saw the Norwegian even contemplating the decision to quit the classical format of the game.