Archive · 29 Jan 2026

Gukesh Defeats Erdogmus in Wijk aan Zee

Gukesh Defeats Erdogmus in Wijk aan Zee

In a big chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee, a young player named Gukesh Dommaraju played against another young player, Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, who is 14 years old.

Before this game, Erdogmus was doing really well, beating some strong players and holding others to a draw.

Gukesh, on the other hand, had lost a few games before this match.

During their game, both players made some big mistakes.

Erdogmus was in a hurry because he didn't have much time left on his clock, and he made a mistake that let Gukesh win.

After the game, Gukesh said he wanted to teach Erdogmus a lesson.

Erdogmus was very sad and even cried a little, but Gukesh was happy to finally have some luck on his side.

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