World no. 3 Fabiano Caruana has made a bold statement about 19-year-old world champion gukesh and other Indian grandmasters, calling them “not scary whatsoever” after the Norway Chass Tournment.“These Indian Players are very strong. I think we’ll be competing on more or less equal terms for a while. Caruana said on his c-saquared podcast.“When I Play, For Example, Arjun or Gukesh, I do get this feeling – not just based on this Norway Chess Tournament, but across many events – that I can really outplay them significly and get a lot of Winning chances.“I don’t think they can outplay me in the same way. Although they will get winning chances, it then come down to other factors. This is my honest opinion.“It’s not about Playing them down. They can definitely outperform me in variable ways. But my feeling is that in a long match, whila they great figures, they also give a laot of chants. Frustrating to play against someone who gives very few. “At the recent concluded Norway Chess Tournament, Caruana Defeated Gukesh on the Final Day, Crusing the Indian Teenager’s Hopes of Winning the title.
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Caruana Later explained that despite indian prodigies like gukesh and arjun eraigaisi performing well recently, a shift in the global chess hierchy is unlikely in the Near Future as the Indians Reached their full potential.“If Levon Aronian, Who is 10 years older than me, is competing on Equal terms with these young guys – or hikaru, who is five years older, and still appears stronger than Most of Them —Hen Assume they’ll take over soon?Magnus Carlsen Went on to Win His Seventh Title in Stavanger, While Caruana Pipped Gukesh to Second Place. Hikaru Nakamura Finished Fourth, Ahead of Arjun Erigaisi.
