Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh has lost the first match of the ongoing World Chess Championship in Singapore. He was defeated by defending champion Ding Liren. After this defeat, the Indian star is 0-1 behind in the match that lasted for 14 matches. This is the first time in the history of the World Chess Championship that two Asian players are competing against each other to become the world champion.
18-year-old Gukesh started with White Peas. He made a mistake early in the game by moving the king's front pawn two squares. Liren responded with 'French Defence'. Gukesh adopted the same strategy that Viswanathan Anand adopted in 2001 when he won his first World Championship title against Alexey Shirov of Spain.
Gukesh had a half-hour advantage until the 12th move, but after 8 moves Liren got the extra minutes, proving that he had overcome his initial challenge. After this he made a huge comeback and won in 42 moves.
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Indian Grandmaster Gukesh started aggressively with white pieces.
De Gukeshan lost to Chinese Grandmaster Ding Liren.
There will be 14 rounds in the final match The final will consist of 14 rounds, with a tiebreaker if necessary. Gukesh and Ding will get 1 point for winning the game and 0.5 points for a draw. 7.5 points are needed to win the championship. If the score remains tied after 14 rounds, the winner will be determined by a tiebreaker with rapid time control.
Look at Gukesh, if he wins, he will become the world champion In this match, all eyes will be on the young De Gukesh, who will become the world champion if he succeeds in defeating the world champion Ding Liren of China. He will be the second Indian to do so. Viswanathan Anand has become the world champion 5 times.
Gukesh won the Candidates Chess Tournament in Toronto in April. He became the youngest player (17 years) to do so. Before Gukesh, Russian player Garry Kasparov won the tournament at the youngest age of 22 in 1984.
Who is De Gukesh? Gukesh D's full name is Domraju Gukesh and he is a resident of Chennai. Gukesh was born on 7 May 2006 in Chennai. He started playing chess at the age of 7. He was initially coached by Bhaskar Nagaiah.
Nagaiah has been an international chess player and home chess tutor in Chennai. After this Viswanathan Anand gave Gukesh information about the game as well as coaching. Gukesh's father is a doctor and mother is a microbiologist by profession.
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