Days after Carlsen, the five-time world champion, inflicted a huge blow to Gukesh’s chances in the opening round of the tournament, the world champion, who turned 19 only a few days back, struck back, catching the Norwegian by surprise just when it seemed he was on the verge of losing the game.
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Soviet chess champion Boris Spassky, who lost Cold War- era clash against Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
Soviet-era chess icon Boris Spassky, known for his Cold War match against Bobby Fischer dies at 88 in Moscow
Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy wins second World Rapid Chess Championship
Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy wins second World Rapid Chess Championship
Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh CMs debate World Chess Champion Gukesh Dommaraju’s heritage
D Gukesh wins World Chess Championship. His victory triggered a debate over his heritage between AP and Tamil Nadu Chief Ministers
D Gukesh’s historic World Chess Championship title is a triumph of talent and parental sacrifice
The 18-year-old defeated Ding Liren of China to become the youngest ever world chess champion, capping a fabulous year in which he has hardly put a foot wrong wherever he has shown up to compete.
India’s D Gukesh wins World Chess Championship, ends trophy drought
Before the game, both grandmasters were tied at 6.5 points each and needed a victory to win the championship. A tie would have sent the two to tie breakers.
World Chess Championship: Ding Liren, D Gukesh heading to thrilling 13th game after Chinese champion bounces back to level match 6-6
China’s Ding Liren recovered to beat Indian opponent D Gukesh in the 12th game of the FIDE World Chess Championship
World Chess Championship: D Gukesh 1.5 points away from maiden trophy with win in 11th game against Ding Liren
Things turned upside down when Liren went for completing his development and missed out on a simple manoeuvre that would have probably given the defending champion slightly better prospects.
World Chess Championship: D Gukesh, Ding Liren settle for draw in Game 9, reach 4.5 points each
The two players signed peace after 54 moves. While Friday is a rest day, Gukesh and Liren will play game 10 on Saturday.
World Chess Championship: D Gukesh, Ding Liren play out yet another draw, score tied at 4 after Game 8
The drawn match left both the players on an identical tally of 4 points each, still shy of 3.5 points in order to win the championship.
