India’s D Gukesh has made history by becoming the youngest player ever to win Candidates tournament, which earns him the right to challenge chess world champion Ding Liren. This achievement surpasses a record set by the legendary Garry Kasparov four decades ago.
The 17-year-old Indian Grandmaster Gukesh scored 9/14 points to clinch the first place. He is only the the second Indian player after Viswanathan Anand to win the FIDE Candidates Tournament.
Gukesh’s triumph surpassed Kasparov’s record by a significant margin.Kasparov was 22 when he qualified in 1984 to challenge compatriot Anatoly Karpov.
Reflecting on his victory, Gukesh said: “So relieved and so happy. I was following this crazy game (between Fabio Caruana and Ian Nepomniachtchi), and then I went for a walk with my second (Gregorz Gazevsky), I think that helped,” Gukesh said after winning.
Additionally, Gukesh received a cash prize of 88,500 Euros (approximately Rs 78.5 lakh) out of the total prize fund of 500,000 Euros.
“Congratulations to @DGukesh for becoming the youngest challenger. The @WacaChess family is so proud of what you have done . I’m personally very proud of how you played and handled tough situations. Enjoy the moment,” Anand posted on ‘X’ to congratulate the youngster, who like him, also hails from Chennai.
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The 17-year-old Indian Grandmaster Gukesh scored 9/14 points to clinch the first place. He is only the the second Indian player after Viswanathan Anand to win the FIDE Candidates Tournament.
Gukesh’s triumph surpassed Kasparov’s record by a significant margin.Kasparov was 22 when he qualified in 1984 to challenge compatriot Anatoly Karpov.
Reflecting on his victory, Gukesh said: “So relieved and so happy. I was following this crazy game (between Fabio Caruana and Ian Nepomniachtchi), and then I went for a walk with my second (Gregorz Gazevsky), I think that helped,” Gukesh said after winning.
Additionally, Gukesh received a cash prize of 88,500 Euros (approximately Rs 78.5 lakh) out of the total prize fund of 500,000 Euros.
“Congratulations to @DGukesh for becoming the youngest challenger. The @WacaChess family is so proud of what you have done . I’m personally very proud of how you played and handled tough situations. Enjoy the moment,” Anand posted on ‘X’ to congratulate the youngster, who like him, also hails from Chennai.
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