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Follow Sportstar’s highlights of the D. Gukesh vs Ding Liren World Chess Championship 2024 Game 14. This was Mayank taking you through all the live updates.
D GUKESH VS DING LIREN, INTERACTIVE GAME 14:
Folks, we’ve witnessed history being created today as India’s D. Gukesh is the youngest and the newest (18th World Champion) World Chess Champion in the history of the sport after beating China’s Ding Liren in the final round of the World Chess Championship 2024.
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“What I learned for Ding is what an incredible fighter he is - true champions fight until the very end. Ding is the real inspiration for me.”
“Obviously, becoming the world champion does not mean that I am the best player in the world. That is Magnus Carlsen. It is also a motivating factor that there is someone at a very high level and that it something that will keep me doing the right things, working hard and trying to reach the level of greatness that Magnus has achieved,” he said.
“I haven’t thought about it. I thought I was going to play before the match started today but right now, I’m not sure. I can’t say whether I would play or not. It is a very important and exciting event and I wish it does great whether I play or not.”
“I know that I am not going to sleep tonight but I am just probably going to hang out with my friends, my team. I would like to talk with a lot of people. I will reveal one secret. Gajew (Gajewski) will be very happy to hear this. On the rest day after Game 9, we went for a walk on the beach. I am personally quite scared of heights. We both looked at people who were trying bungee jumping and he said if I win, he is going to do bungee jumping. And then, I don’t know why said this but I told him that I will also join him. Probably, Paddy can also join us. I’m looking forward to jumping off a bridge.”
“My sleep wasn’t great but that is understandable. Actually, on the rest day after the 12th game, I spoke with Paddy. Few days before the 12th game, I wasn’t sleeping well. I was feeling a bit groggy on the board. He suggested little changes which I did. I set up the environment in a better way and in the last two days, I slept very well. I slept at least eight hours. I made some changes on the rest day and it really helped. I felt quite fresh on the board during Game 13 and 14 and I was able to play long games and put pressure on my opponent.”
“Playing against Magnus in the world championship would be amazing, it would be the toughest challenge there is in chess. It is up to Magnus, but I would love to test myself against the best player in the world.
“Arjun (Erigaisi), Pragg (R. Praggnanandhaa), Nihal (Sarin) - a lot of these guys are doing a lot for chess and Indian chess. We won the Olympiad which was a beautiful experience for me and the team. I’m sure we are going to have very long careers and I hope all of us will keep fighting against each other, keep pushing, keep motivating each other, and also in the team tournaments we will play together and win a lot more. I would also love to play against an Indian opponent in the World Championship. They are great guys and great players. I wish them the best and I hope this win motivates them and they will motivate me even more.”
“The toughest challenge I had to face was losing the first game. I knew it could happen and I was prepared for it but no matter how much you prepare for it, when you come here as an 18-year-old and lose the first game like the way I did, it is humiliating a bit. It was tough to handle that but after the game, there was a nice moment. I was walking back to the hotel and in the lift, Vishy Sir was also there. He told me, ‘I had 11 games. You have 13 games.’ That’s the only thing he said and it was a nice reminder that it is just one game. It is still a long match and I will get my chance.
I needed some mental toughness. There have been many games that I was so close to winning and then missed my chances which was also frustrating. I had to endure these things which was quite tough but in the end, it worked out.”
“I probably got so emotional because I did not really expect to win that position. I was going to press for as long as I could possibly but I thought that we have been playing for five-six hours and it is going to end in a draw and let’s focus on the tiebreaks but suddenly, I saw Rf2, I realised that it is actually done. I was already preparing myself to go through that huge tiebreak fight and suddenly, it was all over and I had achieved my dream.
“I am not someone who shows a lot of emotions but this one can be forgiven.”
“We didn’t say anything. We were both crying but probably my first word was congratulations,” said Gukesh when asked about his conversation with his mother after the victory.
White: Ding LirenBlack: Gukesh DResult: 0-1 for BlackGame length: 58 movesOpening: Zukertort OpeningVariation: Reversed GrunfeldMatch score: 7.5–6.5
“Eleven years back, the title was taken away from India (when Anand lost to Magnus Carlsen in 2013). When I was watching the match in 2013, I was in the stands (in Chennai) and looking inside the glass box and I thought it would be so cool to be inside one day.
“When Magnus won, I thought that I really want to be the one to bring back the title to India and this dream, that I had more than 10 years ago, is the single most important thing in my life so far. There is probably nothing better than doing this for myself, my loved ones and my country.”
“We all know who Ding is and he has been one of the best players in history for several years and to see him struggling and how much pressure he had to face and the kind of fight he gave in this match, it shows what a true champion he is and no matter who says what about Ding, for me he is a real world champion.
“Champions always step up when the moment comes. He has not been in great shape for the past two years but he came here. He was obviously struggling during the games and wasn’t physically the best but he fought in all the games and fought like a true champion and I am really sorry for Ding and his team. They put on a great show.”
Gukesh is world champion live reactions: Vishy Anand, Pragg, Neeraj Chopra and others wish chess wiz From Viswanathan Anand and Neeraj Chopra to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, here are some of the best reactions to D Gukesh’s triumph over Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship final.
At certain points in sporting history, some remarkable events could take place. So remarkable, they could defy belief.
Such an event took place on a humid Thursday evening at Equarius Hotel here in the island called Sentosa. D. Gukesh, at the age of 18, won the World Chess Championship.
Gukesh dethrones Ding to become new World Chess Champion World Chess Championship 2024: D. Gukesh defeated reigning champion Ding Liren in the 14th and final game in Singapore to become the youngest world champion at the age of 18.
Viswanathan Anand: If future of chess had a face, it would probably look a lot like Gukesh D. Gukesh, just 18, is now the 18th world champion and if the future of chess had a face, it would probably look a lot like his — calm, sharp, and self-assured.
Vishnu Prasanna, former coach of Gukesh, lauds his resilience after World Championship win; Ramesh appreciates Liren Speaking over phone on Thursday, Vishnu Prasanna said, “Incredible! I mean I was not expecting the match to end this way. I’m just very happy! Can’t even describe it!”
Humpy, Harika praise Gukesh after his World Chess Championship title Former World rapid chess champion Koneru Humpy said what separated D. Gukesh, the newly-crowned World Chess Champion, from his Chinese opponent Ding Liren in the World championship final which the Indian won, was the confidence level.
Meet Gukesh’s team behind his World Chess Championship 2024 win D. Gukesh on Thursday revealed the team which helped him in becoming the youngest-ever World Chess Champion in Singapore.
“Actually, when he played Rf2, I didn’t realise, I was almost going to play Rb3 but then I saw that his bishop is actually getting trapped and after Ke1, I have Ke5 and the pawn ending which is winning. When I realised, it was probably the best moment of my life,” said Gukesh.
Game 1 - November 25, 2024 - Ding Liren beat Gukesh
Game 2 - November 26, 2024 - Round ended in a draw
Game 3 - November 27, 2024 - Gukesh beat Ding Liren
Game 4 - November 29, 2024 - Round ended in a draw
Game 5 - November 30, 2024 - Round ended in a draw
Game 6 - December 1, 2024 - Round ended in a draw
Game 7 - December 3, 2024 - Round ended in a draw
Game 8 - December 4, 2024 - Round ended in a draw
Game 9 - December 5, 2024 - Round ended in a draw
Game 10 - December 7, 2024 - Round ended in a draw
Game 11 - December 8, 2024 - Gukesh beat Ding Liren
Game 12 - December 9, 2024 - Ding Liren beat Gukesh
Game 13 - December 11, 2024 - Round ended in a draw
Game 14 - December 12, 2024 - Gukesh beat Ding Liren
D Gukesh - 18 years 8 months 14 day - December 12, 2024
Garry Kasparov - 22 years 6 months 27 days - November 9, 1985
Magnus Carlsen - 22 years 11 months 24 days - November 23, 2013
Mikhail Tal - 23 years 5 months 28 days - May 7, 1960
Anatoly Karpov - 23 years 10 months 11 days - April 3, 1975
Vladimir Kramnik - 25 years 4 months 10 days - November 4, 2000
Emanuel Lasker - 25 years 5 months 2 days - May 26, 1894
World Chess Championship 2024: D Gukesh becomes youngest world champion, breaks Kasparov’s record India’s D Gukesh beat China’s Ding Liren in the 14th round to claim the World Chess Championship 2024 title in Singapore on Thursday.
World Chess Championship 2024: D Gukesh beats Ding Liren to become youngest world champion India’s D Gukesh beat China’s Ding Liren in the 2024 World Chess Championship to become the youngest world champion in the sport.
Ding resigns, Gukesh is the youngest World Champion in the history of chess.
The 40th move reached. Ding gets to 38 mins while Gukesh has 1 hr 12 mins on his clock.
Ding offers rook trade with Rc5. If Gukesh takes it, the match won’t have any juice left.
Gukesh goes for the queen trade and with this, the Chinese would take a sigh of relief as the position has simplified further.
The position does not have much to offer for both pieces. Gukesh and Ding are left with a queen, a light-squared bishop and one rook each as they head towards a drawn endgame.
Gukesh’s bishop to b6 doesn’t seem to be the best move according to the engine as it favours Ding now by + 0.69.
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D Gukesh vs Ding Liren: What was the opening played in World Chess Championship 2024 Round 14? India’s D Gukesh and China’s D Gukesh played out a Reversed Grunfeld opening pattern in the 14th round of the World Chess Championship final in Singapore on Thursday. ‘
World Chess Championship 2024, Round 14 Interactive Board: Gukesh beats Ding Liren to become world champion World Chess Championship LIVE: Follow for all highlights of the D. Gukesh vs Ding Liren World Chess Championship 2024 Game 14 which happened in Singapore on Thursday.
Gukesh responds with central pawn push d5.
Ding starts with Knight to f3 with White.
Rapid Match: Four games, 15 minutes per side with a 10-second increment. The first to score 2½ points wins.
Mini Rapid Match (if tied): Two games, 10 minutes per side with a 5-second increment. The first to score 1½ points wins.
Blitz Match (if still tied): Two games, 3 minutes per side with a 2-second increment. The first to score 1½ points wins.
Sudden Death Blitz (if still tied): Single blitz games with 3 minutes per side and a 2-second increment, alternating colours until one player wins.
A drawing of lots determines who plays White before each mini-match.
Ding’s resilience against Gukesh defies preconceived odds at World Chess Championship 2024 D. Gukesh has shown more initiative and looked keener for intense battles, but the defending champion Ding Liren has so far been able to prove his peers wrong at World Chess Championship 2024.
Ahead of the final round (Game 14):
Rest Day - November 28, 2024 - Thursday
Rest Day - December 2, 2024 - Monday
Rest Day - December 6, 2024 - Friday
Rest Day - December 10, 2024 - Tuesday
Game 14 - December 12, 2024 - Thursday
Tie-breaks (If needed) - December 13, 2024 - Wednesday
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Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the World Chess Championship, where India’s D. Gukesh will take on reigning champion China’s Ding Liren in Game 14 at the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore on Thursday.
After 13 rounds, the World Championship series is tied at 6.5-6.5.
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