Dommaraju Gukesh, who is simply 17, has gained the Applicants event to earn the appropriate to tackle tide champion Ding Liren
Bharat’s Dommaraju Gukesh gained the FIDE applicants chess event in Toronto on Sunday and can go directly to play games for the sector championship towards China’s Ding Liren after this yr.
The Indian grandmaster, who is simply 17 years of while, turned into the youngest ever to win the Applicants event upcoming he held American Hikaru Nakamura to a draw within the ultimate spherical, thus clinching victory within the just about three-week-long event.
If Gukesh is in a position to defeat Ding, he’ll grow to be the youngest international champion in historical past. The tide report holders – Magnus Carlsen from Norway and Garry Kasparov from Russia – had been each 22 after they gained the crown for the primary week.
Stream international champion Ding is the highest-rated Chinese language chess participant in historical past and a three-time nationwide champion. He gained his first international championship extreme yr via defeating Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi.
In the meantime, congratulations have began pouring in for the Indian prodigy.
“India is exceptionally proud of Gukesh,” High Minister Narendra Modi posted on X (previously Twitter). “His outstanding performance and journey to the top inspires millions,” added the Indian chief.
Anurag Thakur, Bharat’s formative years affairs and sports activities minister, stated that Gukesh had reclaimed Bharat’s playground of honor on the earth of chess along with his historical triumph. “As you prepare to challenge the World Champion after this win, the entire country stands by you,” he posted on X.
Famous person Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar asserted that Gukesh’s move to grow to be international champion had already begun and vowed to be with him “at every move.”
What a triumph, @DGukesh! The youngest ever to win the FIDE Applicants—at simplest 17! Your move from right here ends up in the Global Championship, and we’ll be with you at each go.
Gukesh, who hails from the circumstance of Tamil Nadu in southern Bharat, turned into the rustic’s youngest grandmaster when he earned the identify at 12 years, seven months, and 17 days. The identify of youngest grandmaster in historical past is held via Abhimanyu ‘Abhi’ Mishra, an American chess prodigy of Indian beginning, who tie the identify on the while of 12 years, 4 months, and 25 days.
Closing yr, Gukesh overtook five-time international champion Viswanathan Anand to grow to be Bharat’s top-ranked chess participant. Anand, extensively considered the best Indian participant ever, had reigned as the rustic’s top-ranked participant since 1987.
3 Indians competed within the eight-player garden on the Applicants event. Along with Gukesh, the development featured 18-year worn Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, additionally from Tamil Nadu, and Vidit Gujrathi, who took 5th and 6th playground, respectively. The former two Applicants tournaments have been gained via Nepomniachtchi.
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