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Zuraida to just pay RM100,000 rather than RM10m? PKR says will review Court of Appeal’s judgment over party bond breachIndia’s grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju speaks during a press conference after winning against China’s chess grandmaster Ding Liren in game 14 of the 2024 FIDE World Championship in Singapore on December 12, 2024.
“I was in the stands and I was looking inside the glass box and I thought it will be so cool to be inside one day,” he said of the tournament in his hometown of Chennai. But as the tournament wore on, he gained more confidence, winning a total three matches, including the dramatic final game, and settling for a draw in nine.
“No matter how you prepare for it, you come here as an 18-year-old and you lose the first game like the way I did... It was quite tough to handle that,” he said.“It was a nice reminder... I needed some mental toughness at that point,” he said.
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