Days after the Norwegian called him “one of the presumably weaker players,” Indian chess prodigy D Gukesh produced another incredible performance, upsetting World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen with the Black pieces in the sixth round of the Grand Chess Tour’s SuperUnited Rapid in Zagreb.

This time, the table was not smashed in anger.  But against the current world champion, Carlsen was had to step down once more.  In their last meeting, which took place at Norway Chess last month, Carlsen was clearly shaken by a rare classical loss.  The game was played more quickly this time in Zagreb, but the outcome was the same.  The calm and clinical Gukesh defeated the Norwegian again.

Carlsen had made a scathing comment about Gukesh being one of the “presumably weaker players” earlier in the tournament while talking about the Croatian field.  The remark caused some people to take notice, especially considering their previous past.

Garry Kasparov commented, “Now we can question Magnus’ domination,” in a commentary.  “This is not merely another defeat.  It’s a strong argument.  Gukesh performed well rather than just taking advantage of errors.