Gukesh was the star as India’s Open team defeated Germany by a 2.5-1.5 margin, who had beaten leaders Uzbekistan a day before. The 20-year-old defeated Alexander Donchenko on the fourth board. Remarkably, the world champion seemed to be headed towards defeat, which would have led to a loss for India and ruled them out of contention for a gold medal. However, the 2024 gold medalist came clutch and turned around an inferior position into a victory while R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, and Niihal Sarin played out draws on boards 1, 2, and 3.
