New Delhi: Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh defeated Ding Liren in the final and secured the World Chess Championship title on Thursday, December 12. He is only the second Indian to win the title after Viswanathan Anand.
The Indian star claimed the famous win over the defending champion who was the favourite to win the title. But the scores tied at 6.5 and Gukesh took advantage of the mistake made by his Chinese rival. His victory in game 14 resulted in a final score of 7.5 against 6.5 of Liren.
He also surpasses the previous record held by Russia’s legendary Garry Kasparov who won the title at the age of 22 while Gukesh achieved this feat at the age of 18.
CONGRATULATIONS TO GUKESH, THE NEW WORLD CHAMPION 🏆
The 18-year-old Indian star has defeated the reigning champion, Ding Liren, to become the youngest-ever undisputed classical chess world champion. Wow! 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/j0BaraUK4j
— Chess.com (@chesscom) December 12, 2024
After becoming the youngest world chess champion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Gukesh on the famous win and said that this is the result of his unparalleled talent and hard work. PM Modi also said that Gukesh’s triumph has not only etched his name in the annals of chess history but has also inspired millions of young minds to dream big.
Historic and exemplary!
Congratulations to Gukesh D on his remarkable accomplishment. This is the result of his unparalleled talent, hard work and unwavering determination.
His triumph has not only etched his name in the annals of chess history but has also inspired millions… https://t.co/fOqqPZLQlr pic.twitter.com/Xa1kPaiHdg
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 12, 2024
How much prize money did D Gukesh win?
Each classical game win in the World Chess Championship was worth of $200,000 (Rs 1.69 crore approx) and Gukesh pocketed $600,000 (Rs 5.07 crore approx) by winning three games while his opponent Liren won two games and pocketed $400,000 (Rs 3.38 crore approx). The remaining prize money of $1.5 million will be split equally between the two contenders. That means Gukesh would take prize money of $1.35 million (Rs 11.45 crore approx) and his opponent will get $1.15 million (Rs 9.75 crore approx).
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