17 year old Indian chess player D Gukash has registered his name in the pages of history by winning the Candidates Chess Tournament. Gukesh has now become the youngest player in the world to win this title.
India’s 17-year-old Grandmaster D Gukesh has created a new history by winning the Candidates Chess Tournament. Not only has he become the second Indian player after Vishwanathan Anand to win this tournament, he is also the youngest player in the world to win this tournament. Now D Gukesh will face Chinese player Ding Liren in the final of the World Championship. Gukesh managed to score 9 points out of 14 in the Candidates Chess Tournament, ending his final round match against American player Hikaru Nakamura in a draw. This tournament is organized to choose the player who will challenge the current world champion.
Garry Kasparov’s 40 year old record broken
By winning this tournament, 17-year-old D Gukesh from Chennai also broke the 40-year-old record of veteran Garry Kasparov, who had qualified at the age of 22 to challenge the then world champion. . The match lasted for 109 moves after de Gukesh and the American player both agreed to a draw. If we look at D Gukesh’s performance in this tournament, while he won 5 matches, he had to face defeat in one which was against Alireza Firozha against France.
Viswanathan Anand expressed happiness on D Gukesh’s achievement
India’s great chess player Vishwanathan Anand congratulated D Gukesh for his excellent performance in the Candidates Chess Tournament and expressed his happiness by posting on X. Vishwanathan Anand wrote in his post that congratulations to D Gukesh for becoming the youngest challenger. The family is very proud of what you have done. I am personally very proud of the way you played and handled difficult situations. This moment is yours and enjoy it. Let us tell you that D Gukesh has also received about Rs 80 lakh as prize money.
