India creates history at World Chess Championship. Indian chess player D Gukesh becomes world champion. Gukesh D defeated China’s Ding Liren and won the World Championships. India’s 18-year-old grandmaster Gukesh defeated Chinese player Ding Liren in the 14th and final game and won the honor of world champion. Gukesh also became the first Indian to win this honor after Vishwanathan Anand. After becoming the world champion, Gukesh could not control his emotions and tears of joy flowed from his eyes. Gukesh became the youngest player to challenge for the world title after winning the Candidates Championship earlier this year.
China’s Ding Liren’s dream shattered
In the two-week World Chess Championship, Gukesh performed well and made a magnificent comeback after falling behind many times. In the end, he made history by winning the 14th game. Chinese player Liren defeated Russian player Ian Nepomniach in a fierce game to become the 2023 world champion, but this time Gukesh shattered his dream.
Before Gukesh, Russian legend Garry Kasparov became the youngest person to win the title at the age of 22 in 1985, defeating Anatoly Karpov. World chess champion. Gukesh competes as the youngest challenger to the world title after winning the Candidates Championship earlier this year. He is the second Indian after the legendary Vishwanathan Anand to win this title. Five-time world champion Anand last won the title in 2013.
Gukesh’s journey to the World Championships began in December last year when he won the Chennai Grand Masters and entered the Candidates Championship. In the Candidates’ Round, the American pair of Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura were considered strong contenders, but Gukesh won the Candidates’ Round by beating everyone, creating a stir in the chess world. A storm, and R Pragnananda was included in it.
