Gukesh emerged winner in a topsy-turvy summit conflict late on Sunday.

Teenaged Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh surprised former world speedy champion Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan within the remaining to win the World Chess Armageddon Asia & Oceania occasion right here.

Gukesh emerged winner in a topsy-turvy summit conflict late on Sunday.

After a missed probability in sport 1, Gukesh misplaced the subsequent sport in opposition to Abdusattorov to make use of his “extra life” and begin the match another time.

The first sport of the ‘new’ match was a draw after a perpetual verify from Gukesh. He received the subsequent sport to emerge champion.

Both Gukesh and Abdusattorov have earned a spot on the Armageddon’s Grand Finale in September.

The 16-year-old Indian received in a discipline that included former world classical champion Vladimir Kramnik, Daniil Dubov, Yangyi Yu (China), Vidit Gujrathi and Karthikeyan Murali (each India) and Param Maghsoodloo (Iran), aside from Abdusattorov.

“Glad to win the thrilling event Armageddon championship series 2023-Asia and Oceania group by @theworldchess! Big relief to finally win a faster time control elite event & enjoyed plenty of new experiences the way event was played amidst lights,makeup stuf,” Gukesh tweeted after the triumph.

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand hailed the younger GM’s achievement.

“Congratulations @DGukesh. An excellent achievement especially in a different time control. Proud to see our @WacaChess mentee make us proud again,” Anand tweeted.

Each day of the event, the matches consisted of two blitz video games and, if obligatory, an Armageddon sport (5 minutes for White, 4 for Black).

An Armageddon sport is a variant of blitz chess to find out a winner after a sequence of drawn sport. A drawn sport within the Armageddon is counted as a win for Black.