22 January 2019

Training quote of the day #20: Dommaraju Gukesh

Gukesh is unusual in that he doesn't obsess about his results. He plays every game to win. He tries to be flexible in his opening choices and he studies the classics. He is level-headed enough to know that this aggressive maximal approach is going to lead to losses every so often and he can shrug them off.
...His favourite player is the late Bobby Fischer...In his best games, Gukesh concocts a similar blend of classic positional build-ups coupled with sharp tactics. 
(From the article "Dommaraju Gukesh's journey to becoming India's youngest grandmaster" in the Business Standard)

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