Overview
- The deciding win came in a tiebreak at Mumbai’s Royal Opera House, securing third place for Alaskan Knights over Ganges Grandmasters.
- Across their GCL meetings, Gukesh lost then drew in the group stage, then in the third‑place series lost the rapid, drew the first blitz, and won the final blitz against Anand.
- Gukesh called playing Anand “like playing against God” and said the challenge is triggering a killer instinct against someone he deeply respects.
- He said he had at least three winning positions earlier but hesitated as Anand played very fast, only converting in the last game.
- Teammate Arjun Erigaisi dominated Vincent Keymer on board two to keep the match balanced, and Gukesh’s next stop is the World Rapid and Blitz Championships in Doha.