Gukesh's Evolution: Key Games and Lessons from Age 8 

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01:24 Gukesh - Alimbetov, 2014
09:42 Gukesh - Deng Yu Dong, 2014
19:51 Gukesh - Tugstumur, 2014 (Instructive Loss)
29:01 Mcdonnell - Labourdonnais 1834 (Chess Classic)
We are starting a new series tracking the development and evolution of Dommaraju Gukesh, the Indian chess prodigy. Gukesh recently won the Candidates Tournament, and he may become the world champion by the end of this year. My goal in this series is to showcase his chess style and document his progress over the years. We will examine some of his most instructive wins and losses, highlighting how he addressed his weaknesses and learned from his mistakes.
Today's episode looks at three games played by 8-year-old Gukesh, whose ELO was 1661 at the time. Even at that young age, Gukesh demonstrated a solid understanding of piece activity and effectively utilized every piece in his games. He showed great intuition for improving poorly placed pieces and generally avoided piece sacrifices when attacking the enemy king, including the Greek Gift sacrifice. Gukesh preferred to attack without sacrificing material. He had a liking for King's Indian structures but sometimes overused them without considering his opponent's setup. His instructive loss in this video illustrates this tendency. Despite occasionally finding himself in difficult positions, he already displayed strong fighting instincts at this age.
Please let me know what you think about this video by leaving a comment. What are your observations about 8-year-old Gukesh?