: Reigning world champion Gukesh Dommaraju avenged his loss to Hikaru Nakamura in the Checkmate: USA vs India exhibition match, showcasing his composed style as he secured a well-deserved victory over the American grandmaster at the Clutch Chess: Champions showdown here Tuesday.

Nakamura had triggered a major controversy weeks earlier when he took Gukesh’s king and threw it into the crowd after winning the Checkmate: USA vs India exhibition match.

In the parallel mini-match on the opening day of the, Gukesh secured a win over Nakamura with a Ragozin Variation from a QGD. A dominant bishop positioned on d3, supported by pawns on c4 and e4, overwhelmed Black’s position until resistance faltered, ChessBase reports.

Their second game reached a closed pawn formation, and peace was agreed o

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