NEW DELHI: Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh marked his historic victory with a novel celebration by rigorously inserting his items again on the chessboard after clinching the world title.
In a gesture that displayed his respect for the sport, he meticulously reset the items as a tribute to his journey, the challenges he overcame and the technique that led him to turn out to be the youngest world chess champion.
The 18-year-old Gukesh was overcome with emotion, burying his face in his fingers as he realised he had turn out to be the brand new world chess champion.
In the meantime, 32-year-old Ding Liren slumped on the desk, recognising the endgame blunder that had given his opponent an opportunity to grab victory.
Gukesh surpassed the achievement of Russia’s Garry Kasparov, who gained the title at age 22. He additionally turned solely the second Indian, after five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand, to say the world title.
Gukesh’s victory within the 14th sport secured him 7.5 factors, in opposition to Ding’s 6.5, marking the end result of his extraordinary journey because the youngest-ever challenger for the world championship.
Magnanimous in his triumph, Gukesh praised Ding, acknowledging that he “fought like a real champion.”
