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India’s Gukesh beats China’s Ding to turn into youngest chess world champion | Sport Information


Indian teen prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju prevailed in an exciting endgame that had been anticipated to finish in a draw.

Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju of India turned the youngest undisputed chess world champion by beating defending champion Ding Liren of China in a dramatic flip of occasions within the final recreation of a 14-game match in Singapore.

Gukesh, 18, is 4 years youthful than Garry Kasparov, who had been the youngest world champion since 1985 when he beat Anatoly Karpov.

Gukesh received Thursday’s recreation with the black items after Ding wilted below stress and blundered in what commentators thought-about to be a cushty place, snatching the title with a last rating of seven.5-6.5.

The 14th recreation gave the impression to be heading for a draw however with a one-pawn benefit – supported by a rook and a bishop – a tenacious Gukesh pressed on and was richly rewarded for it.

“My complete technique for this match was to push as a lot as potential in each single recreation,” Gukesh advised reporters.

“It simply takes one recreation for the technique to repay.”

Ding, 32, whose type has plummeted since he beat Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi to say the crown in 2023, had not received a long-time format “classical” recreation since January and largely averted prime occasions in a bid to enhance.

However the Chinese language participant regained confidence after a shock win within the opening spherical of the match and, following two wins for Gukesh and eight attracts, had evened the rating in spherical 12 with a victory that was acclaimed by a number of commentators.

The match was a 14-round long-time “classical” occasion with a prize fund of $2.5m.

Gukesh had certified in April by profitable FIDE’s Candidates Event.

World primary Magnus Carlsen, who had been world champion since 2013, relinquished his title in 2022, citing an absence of motivation.

“Changing into the world champion doesn’t imply that I’m the very best participant on this planet, clearly there’s Magnus [Carlsen], so it’s additionally a motivating issue”, Gukesh mentioned.

He’s the second Indian after five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand to carry the title.

Magnanimous in victory, Gukesh praised Ding, saying he “fought like a real champion”.

China’s chess grandmaster Ding Liren competes towards India’s grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju throughout recreation 14 of the 2024 FIDE World Championship in Singapore on December 12, 2024 [Simon Lim/AFP]
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