Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh has won the World Chess Championship title. He became the youngest player in the world to achieve such a feat, at just 18 years of age. He defeated defending champion Ding Liren of China in the 14th game. With this the score became 7.5-6.5 and Gukesh became the champion.
In the 13th game of the World Chess Championship on Wednesday, Gukesh had to play a draw after 68 moves. Then the score was tied at 6.5-6.5. Gukesh won the third, 11th and 14th games. While Liren won the first and 12th games. All the remaining matches were draws.
Tears came from Gukesh's eyes as he became the chess champion. He started crying a lot.
Became the youngest world champion, second Indian after Anand Gukesh became the second player from India to become the World Chess Champion. Before that, Viswanathan Anand became the chess champion in 2012. Gukesh became the youngest world champion in chess history, he is only 18 years old. Earlier, he also won the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament at the age of 17. He then also became the youngest player to do so.
Gukesh started crying after becoming the champion. Tears did not stop from his eyes.
Gukesh won the 11th game, Liren made a comeback in the 12th game Gukesh led 6-5 after 11 games until Sunday. 8 out of 11 games were drawn, while Gukesh won 2 and Liren won 1. But Liren came back to win the 12th game to even the score again. The 13th game played on Wednesday was also a draw, after which the score was tied at 6.5-6.5.
For the first time in the 138-year history, two players from Asia faced each other This was the first time in the 138-year history of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) that two players from Asia faced off for the title of world champion. The winner will get Rs. 20.86 crore (US$2.5 million).
Who is De Gukesh? Gukesh's full name is Dommaraju 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 level 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.
Gukesh also won the Chess Olympiad…
This year the Chess Olympiad was held in Budapest from 10 to 23 September. India became champions in both the Open and Women's categories. In the open category, it was Gukesh who led India to victory by winning the final game. …
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