Young Indian rookie Gukesh dethrones reigning king Ding Liren

Singapore: Responding to the wishes of crores of his Indian fans and chess lovers worldwide,  D Gukesh captured the FIDE World Chess title in the 14th and last Game at  Singapore on Thursday.  Gukesh won the 18th title and just at 18 years 6 months beating dethroning the 32 year old Chinese regnimg champion, the two were tied at 6.5 points each after the 13th Game previous day.

Gukesh Dommaraju celebrated his 18th birthday on May 29 this year,  had set his target on revenging  the loss of his idol  Viswanthan Anand  11 years ago, when he watched   Magnus Carlsen dethroning  legendary Indian from  world chess championship. In 2013, Carlsen defeated Anand in the title clash in Chennai, after which he won the championship four times. In 2023, China’s Ding Liren won the competition, though  Gukesh  cut short his spremacy on 64-square  chess-field  in a year  and a half  to  became the second Indian after Anand to bag the title.

Indian  champ Gukesh gets $ 1.35 million (Rs. 11.45 Cr.) while the loser gets $1.15 million (Rs. 9.75 Cr) according  to chamionship  sources.