STAVANGER, NORWAY—Moments after a stunning defeat by 19-year-old Indian prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju, befuddled chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen exclaimed Monday that he had been bested by the dreaded checkmate gambit. “My God, you’ve played the fearful Checkmate Gambit, haven’t you? An astonishing piece of strategy,” said the visibly flustered Carlsen, his eyes scanning the board to determine […]

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