India's young star D Gukesh has become the new champion of the chess world. In the World Championship held in Singapore, Gukesh won the title by defeating Ding Liren of China. With this, Gukesh has become the youngest world champion in the history of chess. On Thursday, December 12, there was a tough competition between the two in the 14th and last round of the championship, where defending champion Liren made a small mistake, which cost him dearly. With this, at the age of just 18, Gukesh of India made a record by becoming world champion. The special thing is that he is also the 18th World Chess Champion.

In the World Championship going on in Singapore for the last several days, there was a tough competition between Ding of China and Gukesh of India. Ding had won this championship last year. In such a situation, he had entered this championship as the defending champion. Whereas Gukesh had entered this championship as a challenger by winning the Candidates Tournament held earlier this year. He became only the second Indian and the youngest player in the world after Vishwanathan Anand to reach the World Championship.

GUKESH D WINS THE 2024 FIDE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP! #DingGukesh pic.twitter.com/aFNt2RO3UK

— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) December 12, 2024

On Thursday 12th December, the 14th and last round of the championship took place between Gukesh and Ding. In the 13 rounds played earlier, both had won 2 matches each, while the remaining 9 matches were drawn. In such a situation, both had equal 6.5 points. In such a situation, this match was decisive. If this match had also been a draw, both sides would have had 7 points each and then the decision would have been taken by tiebreaker but Chennai's miraculous Grandmaster Gukesh did not let this happen. The Indian sensation defeated the Chinese Grandmaster in the last match and won the title by a margin of 7.5 – 6.5.

Stunning emotions as Gukesh cries after winning the World Championship title! #DingGukesh pic.twitter.com/E53h0XOCV3

— chess24 (@chess24com) December 12, 2024

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