Viswanathan Anand called the next confrontation at Norway Chess 2025 between D Gukesh and Magnus Carlsen a “perfect storm” and praised the growing power of India. Despite recent difficulties, Gukesh will seek to bounce strongly while he is preparing to face the world No. 1 in Stavanger.
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The five -time world champion Viswanathan Anand is super excited by the big confrontation between the young star of India will dommageju Gukesh and the world n ° 1 Magnus Carlsen during the next Norway Chess 2025 tournament. Anand supported Gukesh before the highly anticipated match, calling a “perfect storm”.
Anand supports Gukesh against Carlsen
“We have the perfect storm. Gukesh will not lack motivation. But Magnus, too, is inspired by the challenge of facing our young talents. We can expect epic battles,” said Anand.
Anand also talked about the rise of the failures of India. “The failures of Indian men are at its peak. And with Humpy and Vaishali in competition, our female game is also increasing. ”
The tournament will take place in Stavanger, Norway from May 26 to June 6. Gukesh, who is only 18 years old, was not in great shape in the recent past. Although he recently became the youngest world champion in classical world chess, led India to gold to Olympiad chess and also won the Tata Steel Masters, he did not play his best.
Gukesh finished 11th out of 12 players from the Paris leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025, where Carlsen won the first prize. He also did not succeed in Weissenhaus’s leg, where he took eighth place in the final classification. Carlsen obtained third place in the same event. It will be interesting to see how Gukesh performs against the five -time world champion in Norway.
Norway Chess 2025 is filled with better players. Big names like Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Arjun Erigaisi and Wei Yi will play in the male category. The group of women is also strong, with Ju Wenjun, Koneru Hummpy, Vaihali Rameshbabu and Anna Muzychuk. The two groups will play in the same format and will obtain equal prices.
Norway chess 2025 men from the male range
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Magnus Carlsen (Norway) – World number
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Fabiano Caruana (USA) – World number
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Hikaru Nakamura (USA) – N ° 3 in the world
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Arjun Erigaisi (India) – World number
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GUKESH D (India) – world n ° 5
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Wei Yi (China) – N ° 9 in the world
Chess Norway 2025
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Ju Wenjun (China) – World number
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Lei Tingjie (China) – World number n ° 4
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HUMPY KONERU (India) – world n ° 6
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Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine) – world n ° 9
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Vaishali Rameshbabu (India) – World number
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Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (Spain) – World number
