BERLIN: Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh stunned former world rapid champion Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan in the final to win the World Chess Armageddon Asia & Oceania event in Berlin

Late on Sunday, Gukesh prevailed in a tumultuous summit confrontation. Gukesh lost the following game versus Abdusattorov due to a missed opportunity in game 1, preventing him from using his "extra life" to restart the match.

The first game of the ‘new’ match was a draw after a perpetual check from Gukesh. He won the next game to emerge champion. Both Gukesh and Abdusattorov have earned a spot at the Armageddon’s Grand Finale in September. The 16-year-old Indian won in a field that included former world classical champion Vladimir Kramnik, Daniil Dubov, Yangyi Yu (China), Vidit Gujrathi and Karthikeyan Murali (both India) and Param Maghsoodloo (Iran), apart from Abdusattorov.

“Happy to win the thrilling event Armageddon championship series 2023-Asia and Oceania group by The world chess! 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 victory.

Congratulations D Gukesh. 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 tournament, the matches consisted of two blitz games and, if necessary, an Armageddon game (five minutes for White, 4 for Black.

An Armageddon game is a variant of blitz chess to determine a winner after a series of drawn game. A drawn game in the Armageddon is counted as a win for Black.

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