Russian Chess Federation president Andrei Filatov has raised issues about Ding Liren’s loss to D Gukesh within the World Chess Championship match. He has requested FIDE to research the match whereas claiming the Chinese language Grandmaster misplaced on objective. This data was shared on X by Ukrainian chess coach Peter Heine Nielsen, citing the Russian information company TASS.
“The results of the final sport induced bewilderment amongst professionals and chess followers. The actions of the Chinese language chess participant within the decisive phase are extraordinarily suspicious and require a separate investigation by FIDE. Dropping the place during which Ding Liren was is troublesome even for a firstclass participant. The defeat of the Chinese language chess participant in right this moment’s sport raises numerous questions and appears like a deliberate one.”
TASS reported that Liren made a essential error in a fair endgame on transfer 55, resulting in Gukesh gaining a bonus in a pawn ending. Filatov, additionally an honorary FIDE member, has particularly accused Liren of deliberately dropping the match. He has formally requested an official investigation by FIDE.
Peter Heine Nielsen shared a publish on X highlighting the accusations made by Filatov, tagging each FIDE and TASS.
At 18 years previous, Gukesh has turn out to be the youngest World Chess champion. He achieved this victory after defeating the reigning champion, Liren, within the last sport of a carefully contested match. This win marks a big milestone for Indian chess and builds upon the legacy of Viswanathan Anand.
Gukesh is barely the second Indian to carry the world title, following within the footsteps of five-time world champion Anand.
Gukesh secured the championship by reaching 7.5 factors towards Ding Liren’s 6.5. He achieved this by successful the 14th and last classical time management sport, a sport that gave the impression to be heading in the direction of a draw for a good portion.
As the brand new World Chess champion, Gukesh will obtain $1.three million from the overall prize purse of $2.5 million.
