D Gukesh during the closing ceremony of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024, in Singapore. D Gukesh became the youngest world chess champion at 18 years after beating Ding Liren of China. (FIDE/PTI) At just 18 years old, D Gukesh has become the youngest and the 18th chess World Champion, defeating reigning title holder Ding…
“I couldn’t believe it, and I cried for 10 minutes.”J Padmakumari anxiously awaited news of her son D Gukesh‘s World Chess Championship match against Ding Liren in Singapore on Thursday, avoiding her phone and computer. Gukesh’s aunt brought the joyous news of his victory.Padmakumari expressed her overwhelming joy before departing to celebrate with her son,…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday announced a whopping Rs 5 crore cash prize for teen Indian Grand Master D Gukesh, who recently became the youngest ever world chess champion. Gukesh on Thursday beat defending champion Ding Liren of China in a roller-coaster 14-game showdown to clinch the title. After the…
For D Gukesh’s dad it seemed to be the biggest day of his life. As Gukesh clinched the World Chess Champion spot on Thursday, a video of his dad walking restlessly in the corridor has grabbed everyone’s attention.In the video, D Gukesh’s father Rajnikanth , an ENT surgeon, is waiting eagerly for the result. “Gukesh’s…
Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik expressed disappointment with the quality of chess displayed during the World Chess Championship match between D Gukesh and Ding Liren. He even went so far as to declare it the “end of chess as we know it.”Eighteen-year-old Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh secured the world chess championship title after defeating the…
D Gukesh vs Ding Liren (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The final match of the World Chess Championship between 18-year-old Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh and reigning champion Ding Liren witnessed a dramatic culmination of their gripping 14-game series in Singapore. The 14th game on Thursday, a highly anticipated battle, swung decisively in Gukesh’s favour after a…
NEW DELHI: Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh turned his lifelong dream into reality by becoming the youngest world chess champion at 18, defeating reigning champion Ding Liren in the final game of a thrilling contest.At just 11 years old, Gukesh declared his ambition to become the youngest world champion, and seven years later, he fulfilled his…
Eighteen-year-old Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh triumphed over Chinese title-holder Ding Liren to become the youngest world chess champion. The thrilling showdown concluded in Singapore on Thursday.Gukesh secured victory in the 14th and final game of the match. He achieved the required 7.5 points, surpassing Liren’s 6.5.The final game, largely anticipated to end in a draw,…
Ding Liren, left, and D Gukesh (Photo: @FIDE_chess on X) The World Chess Championship battle between the challenger from India, D Gukesh, and the title-holder from China, Ding Liren, has gone down the wire. After 13 games, the match is on tenterhooks at 6.5 points each, with just one game left to be played in…
D Gukesh vs Ding Liren (Photo Credit: @FIDE_chess on X) NEW DELHI: D Gukesh, the 18-year-old Indian Grandmaster, put up a valiant effort but could not break through the resilient defence of the reigning champion, Ding Liren of China, in the 13th and penultimate game of the World Chess Championship. After 68 moves, the game…
