Gukesh in 2018 (age 12)

In the previous post on the early career of Gukesh Dommaraju, Gukesh Debuts in a WCC Cycle and in TWIC (November 2024), I listed a half-dozen tournaments played through the end of 2017. Here's the continuation of that list:-

• TWIC 1208 • Bhopal International Open; Thu 21st Dec 2017; Thu 28th Dec 2017; Bhopal; IND; 10 Rounds; Swiss; Time Control: 90m+30spm(1) • 8.0-2.0; 2362
• TWIC 1208[/-09] • 3rd IIFL Wealth Mumbai Op; Sat 30th Dec 2017; Sun 7th Jan 2018; Mumbai; IND; 9 Rounds; Swiss; Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1) • ? [<6.0-3.0]; 2362
• TWIC 1210[/-11] • 16th Delhi Open 2018; Tue 9th Jan 2018; Tue 16th Jan 2018; New Delhi; IND; 10 Rounds; Swiss; Time Control: 90m+30spm(1) • ? [<6.5-3.5]; 2354
• TWIC 1212[/-13] • 14th Moscow Open A 2018; Thu 25th Jan 2018; Mon 5th Feb 2018; Moscow; RUS; 9 Rounds; Swiss; Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1) • ? [<6.0-3.0]; 2354
• TWIC 1218 • 34th Cappelle Open 2018; Sat 3rd Mar 2018; Sat 10th Mar 2018; Cappelle la Grande; FRA; 9 Rounds; Swiss; Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1) • 7.0-2.0; 2360
• TWIC 1224 • 18th BCC Open 2018; Fri 13th Apr 2018; Sat 21st Apr 2018; Cha-Am; THA; 9 Rounds; Swiss; Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1) • 7.0-2.0; 2401
• TWIC 1229 • 3rd Kolkata GM Open 2018; Mon 14th May 2018; Tue 22nd May 2018; Kolkata; IND; 9 Rounds; Swiss; Time Control: 90m+30spm(1) • 6.0-3.0; 2426
• TWIC 1229[/-30] • 11th KIIT Elite Open 2018; Fri 25th May 2018; Fri 1st Jun 2018; Bhubaneswar; IND; 10 Rounds; Swiss; Time Control: 90m+30spm(1) • ? [<6.5-3.5]; 2426
• TWIC 1232[/-33] • 22nd Voronezh Master Open; Tue 12th Jun 2018; Thu 21st Jun 2018; Voronezh; RUS; 9 Rounds; Swiss; Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1) • ? [<5.5-3.5]; 2431
• TWIC 1236 • 11th Paracin Summer Open; Fri 6th Jul 2018; Fri 13th Jul 2018; Paracin; SRB; 9 Rounds; Swiss; Time Control: 90m+30spm(1) • 5.5-3.5; 2433
• TWIC 1238 • 29th Czech Open A 2018; Thu 12th Jul 2018; Sun 29th Jul 2018; Pardubice; CZE; 9 Rounds; Swiss; Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1) • 6.0-3.0; 2433; [see also rapid event]
• TWIC 1241[/-42] • 20th Sants Open 2018; Fri 17th Aug 2018; Sun 26th Aug 2018; Barcelona; ESP; 10 Rounds; Swiss; Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1) • ? [<7.0-3.0]; 2440
• TWIC 1244 • 20th Trieste Open 2018; Sat 1st Sep 2018; Sat 8th Sep 2018; Trieste; ITA; 9 Rounds; Swiss; Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1) • 6.0-3.0; 2453
• TWIC 1246 • Anogia GM/IM-norm 2018 [NB: 5th Fischer Mem GM 2018]; Tue 11th Sep 2018; Wed 19th Sep 2018; Anogia; GRE; 10 Players.; 9 Rounds; SRR; Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1) • 5.0-4.0 [+3-2=4]; 2453
• TWIC 1249 • 1st Gujarat Open 2018; Fri 5th Oct 2018; Fri 12th Oct 2018; Ahmedabad; IND; 9 Rounds; Swiss; Time Control: 90m+30spm(1) • 7.0-2.0; 2456
• TWIC 1257 • Orbis 2 GM 2018; Mon 3rd Dec 2018; Sun 9th Dec 2018; Paracin; SRB; 10 Players; 9 Rounds; SRR Time Control: 90m+30spm(1) • 7.5-1.5 [+6-0=3]; 2466
• TWIC 1259 • Sunway Sitges Open 2018; Fri 14th Dec 2018; Sun 23rd Dec 2018; Sitges; ESP; 10 Rounds; Swiss; Time Control: 90m+30spm(1) • 6.5-3.5; 2466

There's at least one important tournament missing from that list. I'll cover it in my next post in the series.