Gukesh did this! – Vishy Anand

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5/6/2023 – D Gukesh made a fantastic start at 28th TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2023 in Sweden. He destroyed Germany's No. 1 Vincent Keymer with a spectacular bishop sacrifice. This win takes the 16-year-old's live rating to his career highest at 2741, and elevates him to the World's No. 15. Listen to Sagar Shah of ChessBase India explain and enthuse over the game.
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Gukesh (2730) has never lost a rated game against Vincent Keymer (2700). He has beaten Keymer five times in-a-row in all formats of the game including Chess960 in ten days last year in Biel GMT. It goes without saying that Gukesh had both psychological and statistical edge over his opponent even before a move was made.

The maestro Vishy Anand liked Gukesh's execution of the excellent sacrifice and tweeted:

Black had made the positional mistake of 21...Nc4-d6. It allowed White to launch a devastating attack 22.Bxh6! which he was certainly aiming for in this position.

Watch Sagar's very instructive commentary of the game

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MoveNResultEloPlayers
1.e41,188,29454%2421---
1.d4961,54455%2434---
1.Nf3287,28756%2440---
1.c4185,38856%2442---
1.g319,91856%2427---
1.b314,62154%2428---
1.f45,96848%2376---
1.Nc33,92450%2383---
1.b41,79348%2378---
1.a31,25454%2405---
1.e31,08149%2409---
1.d396950%2378---
1.g467046%2361---
1.h446654%2382---
1.c343951%2425---
1.h328956%2420---
1.a411860%2461---
1.f310047%2427---
1.Nh39366%2506---
1.Na34762%2476---
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.d4 Bb6 9.Be3 0-0 10.Nbd2 Re8 11.h3 h6 12.Qe2 Rb8 13.Rad1 Bd7 14.Bc2 Qc8 15.Rfe1 Qb7 16.a3 a5 17.Nf1 a4 18.Ng3 Na5 19.Nh4 Nc4 20.Bc1 d5 21.Qf3 Nd6?
21...exd4 22.cxd4 Qc6 23.e5 Nxb2 24.Bxb2 24.exf6 Nxd1 25.Rxe8+ Rxe8 26.Qxd1 Bxd4= 24...Qxc2 25.exf6 Rxe1+ 26.Rxe1 Qxb2 27.Ngf5 Bxd4 22.Bxh6! dxe4 23.Qe3 gxh6 24.Qxh6 Re6 25.Ngf5 Nfe8 26.Qg5+ Kf8 27.Qh5 Nxf5 28.Nxf5 Rg6 29.Bxe4 Qa7 30.Qh8+ Rg8 31.Qh6+ Ng7 32.Nxg7 Rxg7 33.Re3 Bg4 34.Rg3 Bxd4 35.Rxg4 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Gukesh,D2730Keymer,V27001–02023C7828th Sigeman & Co 20232.2

Gukesh is now World No. 15, and India's No.2:

With a career high live rating of 2741 he is now just 13 points behind his mentor and teacher, five times World Champion Viswanathan Anand. Prepare for a full assault, Vishy! 

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