NEW DELHI: Billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday prolonged his congratulations to India’s newly topped world chess champion Gukesh Dommaraju following his historic triumph.
Gukesh on Thursday created historical past, changing into the youngest World Champion in chess after defeating China’s Ding Liren within the decisive remaining recreation of their FIDE World Championship conflict.
Tied at 6.5-6.5 going into the ultimate recreation, Gukesh secured victory within the remaining showdown to assert the coveted title.
Gukesh acquired the championship trophy on Friday in a ceremony marking his unimaginable ascent to the top of chess.
Reflecting on his victory, he described the achievement because the ‘finest second of his life’ throughout the post-match press convention.
Gukesh’s path to glory started in April when he received the Candidates Chess Match, changing into the youngest-ever challenger for Ding Liren’s title.
The championship showdown was a tense and dramatic affair, with Sport 13 ending in a draw earlier than the ultimate spherical determined all of it.
Gukesh’s calm demeanor and strategic brilliance sealed his place in historical past.
Ding Liren, the previous champion, expressed his ideas after the match, admitting, “I used to be completely in shock after I realized I made a blunder. I’ll proceed to play. I feel I performed my finest event of the yr. It may very well be higher, however contemplating yesterday’s fortunate survival, it’s a honest end result to lose ultimately. I’ve no regrets.”
