‘Make your calculations easy’. D Gukesh previews World Chess Championship match against Javokhir Sindarov Chess News:
NEW DELHI: World champion D Gukesh is gearing up to defend his title against Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov later this year, and Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran believes the young Indian needs to sharpen some areas of his game to stay ahead. According to Sasikiran, Gukesh’s habit of creating highly complex positions makes him dangerous, but it also often causes time pressure.“Sometimes Gukesh takes too much risk with his unorthodox game which creates chaos and imbalance… in a sense, he likes to let things go out of control, it doesn’t matter if the position is complete chaos,” Sasikiran told PTI.“He’s a champion in that kind of game but he’s always in trouble at times. So, one thing I advise him to concentrate on is speeding up his calculation, he really needs to be fast, because you don’t want to always find yourself in a scenario where your opponent brings you the problem of time.Former runner-up to five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand also emphasized that strong preparation and memorization are essential at the highest level. Gukesh has had mixed results since winning the world title, struggling in many major classical tournaments. Sasikiran said Gukesh should focus on putting opponents in uncomfortable situations and study Sindarov’s weaknesses carefully. He warned that the challenger is very prepared and relies heavily on memory and fast play.“From what I saw from Sindarov, all these things of the candidate, he also made complications, he prepared a lot for the Candidates tournament. I mean a very high level of chess, so it is a very difficult game in the world championship,” he explained.He added that Gukesh should improve his conversion in technical positions and avoid missing opportunities. However, the Chennai-based Grandmaster feels that experience could favor the Indian.“But Gukesh is already at that level, he has played a world championship match, so the experience of the game is in Gukesh’s favor, but the challenger also brings momentum,” he added.Sasikiran believes that Gukesh and his team have already locked down some opening options and will continue to prepare until the start of the match.
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