For the first time in 138 years, two Asian representatives met in the World Chess Championship final. Previous world champion Ding Liren of China made a fatal mistake at the end of the game.
18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju of India became the new world chess champion by defeating the current world champion, Ding Liren of China, in Singapore. He became the 18th world champion, India’s second world champion and the youngest world chess champion in history, according to the official website of the event.
The International Chess Federation states that two representatives from Asia will face each other for the first time in 138 years in the final of the 2024 World Chess Championship. The prize fund was US$2.5 million.
Observers write that when it seemed that the last match would end in a draw and a tiebreak could not be avoided, the defending champion Ding Liren made a fatal mistake. The match ended unexpectedly with a score of 7.5-6.5 in favor of Gukesh.
“I was in complete shock when I realized I had made a huge mistake,” Dean said in the post-match press conference.
Journalists point out that Gukesh could not believe his eyes when the Chinese missed the 55th move.
“At first I didn’t realize I had won. When I realized I had won, it was the best moment of my life,” the new world champion admitted.
Ding Liren admitted his defeat and said that he played his best tournament this year and did not regret the result.
After the victory, Gukesh said, “I have been living this moment for ten years, since I was seven years old. Every chess player wants to experience such a moment and does not get this opportunity. Now I am living my dream.”
Gukesh Dommaraju: what is known about the new king of chess
The child prodigy was born in Chennia, India, in 2006. He started playing chess at the age of seven and became India’s youngest grandmaster at the age of seven and the third youngest grandmaster in history at the age of twelve, India Today reported. His father left the medical profession to help his child pursue a career in chess, and his mother works as a microbiologist.
Gukesh is also the youngest player to reach 2,750 points.
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Source: Focus
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