If you look at the comments of the video you will find messages like - " The people watching it LIVE were also naturally worried. But on that very day, it felt as if Vidit was on the verge of quitting chess. "As a chess player I realize that process is more important than the result", says Vidit, "But there comes a point in your chess career where results are needed to keep you going." On any other day a draw against the World Champion would be a great result. He spoke about how the good starts at Tata Steel Masters in 2022 as well as Belgrade Grand Prix had led to nothing and how he was desperate for a good result. But to give you a gist of what Vidit felt - he was overwhelmed at having missed this opportunity. ![]() You can watch those 65 minutes of unadulterated conversation here. Vidit came to the ChessBase India livestream after his game was over and stayed back for nearly one hour five minutes. However, something seemed to have flipped that day. ![]() Vidit himself has lost or drawn so many better positions in his chess career. Those final moments of the game between Vidit Gujrathi and Magnus Carlsenīotching up a winning position is nothing new for a chess player. Vidit had played the Champions Chess Tour in 2021 as well, but had not been able to make it to top 8 of any event. It was well past midnight in India, but he had an unenviable task to complete - beat Magnus Carlsen on demand at the Charity Cup 2022 which was part of the Champions Chess Tour. If Vidit won his game, he would be able to make it to the top 8 of the tournament and qualify for the knockouts. On 22nd of March 2022, Vidit Gujrathi was in a precarious situation. Please note: This article was written as an April Fool's Day Prank! Based on all these factors Vidit has made a huge announcement, and in this article we bring it in front of you. Tata Steel Chess India was a debacle and he fell short in both FIDE Grand Swiss and Grand Prix. All of these seem like good achievements, don't they? Well, there were many downs as well - Vidit didn't perform up to the mark at all the events of Champions Chess Tour. Apart from that he reached a career high live rating of 2740. He also reached the quarter finals of the FIDE World Cup 2021. The current India no.2 was the captain of the Indian team that won the Online Olympiad Gold in 2020. ![]() 2020-2022 has been quite a confusing period for Vidit Gujrathi.
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