Gukesh turns up heat, Arjun finds form as India continue winning run at Olympiad
As their winning streak persisted, with a dominant 3.0-1.0 victory over Spain on Saturday, gukesh turns up heat, Arjun finds form as India continue winning run at Olympiad For his third win in four rounds, Gukesh continued to vindicate his…
As their winning streak persisted, with a dominant 3.0-1.0 victory over Spain on Saturday, gukesh turns up heat, Arjun finds form as India continue winning run at Olympiad For his third win in four rounds, Gukesh continued to vindicate his status as.
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- 3 min read New Delhi Updated: Sep 20, 2026 12: 00 AM IST.
- When D Gukesh last faced Alexei Shirov in classical chess in 2022, he was closing in on the 2700 rating mark.
- Gukesh took down Alexei Shirov to offer India their 4th win in as numerous rounds.
- What has not changed is his result against the Spanish veteran.
Gukesh took down Alexei Shirov to offer India their 4th win in as numerous rounds. (Michal Walusza/FIDE).
When D Gukesh last faced Alexei Shirov in classical chess in 2022, he was closing in on the 2700 rating mark. Four years on, Gukesh is still hovering around that same number, but his world has changed beyond recognition.
Since then, he has won two individual Olympiad gold medals, led India to a bronze and a maiden gold in the same team event, become the youngest-ever Candidates winner and the youngest-ever world champion, and touched a peak rating of 2794 before sliding back down.
What has not changed is his result against the Spanish veteran. Gukesh had outsmarted a creative genius in Shirov at the 2022 Chess Olympiad in Mahabalipuram. He has repeated the feat in Samarkand at the ongoing 46th edition – only this time, his win was far more convincing.
In short, gukesh turns up heat, Arjun finds form as India continue winning run is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.
