Gukesh beat China's Ding Liren after a gruelling tournament of 14 match days to become the youngest undisputed world champion.
China's chess grandmaster Ding Liren and India's grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju compete in the final game of the 2024 FIDE World Championship in Singapore on December 12, 2024. - AFPPIX: Newly crowned world chess king Gukesh Dommaraju said becoming a champion was a dream that was more than a decade in the making, as he underlined his ambition to strive for “greatness”.
Speaking to reporters after the match, Gukesh cited the 2013 game as a defining episode for his success. He wants to stay at the top “for the longest time possible”, to ultimately attain Carlsen’s eminence as the highest rated chess player in history.The teenager said he felt the jitters in the opening game in Singapore on November 25 which his more experienced opponent won.
The Chinese grandmaster became world champion last year in similar fashion by beating Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi in Kazakhstan in the quick-fire playoffs -- akin to a penalty shootout in football.Gukesh admitted that it was “humiliating” losing the first game.
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