Norway Chess: On 19th birthday, D Gukesh won the chess news on Hikaru Nakamura

World champion D Gukesh on Thursday marked his 19th birthday by defeating United States World No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura at Norway Chess, scoring three points and brought back his campaign back on track after two consecutive defeats in the first period.The win came out against one of the best rapid and blitz players in the 42-Mow game, where Gukesh managed to put Nakamura under time pressure.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!This victory was particularly important as it followed Gukesh’s loss to fellow Indian player Arjun Erigasi in the first two rounds of Norway World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen and six-Khiladi double round-robin tournament.“I like it quite good. I think my time management was much better today than today. They had some drawing opportunities, but I think, overall, it was good, “Gukesh said after the match.When the tournament was questioned about the potential Armagadon tie-break, Gukesh, whose strength is in the classical chess, replied: “Yes, I mean it will definitely come at some point. But right now, I am just happy with it.”The ruled world champion, who defeated Ding Liran of China last December, reflected his title at his previous loss.“Obviously, the last two games were difficult. But today I tried to play it as a fresh tournament. Gladly I played,” he said.Gukesh admitted that the issues of their previous time management in the tournament were problematic.“Glad my time management and my game was very good,” he said, admitting that his watch handling in the last two games “was clearly terrible.”