India’s D Gukesh created historical past on Thursday as he grew to become the youngest world chess champion. Gukesh edged previous the defending champion Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 by profitable the 14th and final classical sport of their World Championship tie in Singapore. Gukesh is now the second Indian after the good Viswanathan Anand to clinch this coveted title. The 18-year-old Gukesh additionally dethroned Russian Grandmaster Garry Kasparov, who earlier held the document of being the youngest world champion, on the age of twenty-two.
What is Gukesh’s prize cash for profitable the World Chess Championship 2024?
Talking concerning the prize cash, victory in every sport of the World Chess Championship was price $200,000 (roughly Rs 1.69 crore).
Gukesh bagged three video games and took house a whopping complete of $600,000 (approx Rs 5.07 crore). On the opposite hand, Liren, who gained two video games, obtained $400,000 (approx Rs 3.38 crore).
The remaining $1.5 million in prize cash might be break up equally between the 2 opponents.
With this, Gukesh’s complete prize cash might be $1.35 million (approx Rs 11.45 crore) whereas Liren will take house $1.15 million (approx Rs 9.75 crore).
Earlier, Viswanathan Anand admitted that he did not anticipate Gukesh to take the title house on Thursday, pondering the sport could be determined in a tie-breaker on Friday.
“It’s somewhat bit historic and somewhat little bit of a shock. Historic as a result of he’s the youngest world champion in historical past. Surprise as a result of 20 minutes earlier than the top, it did not appear like it (the championship title) goes to be determined right now. We thought there could be a tiebreaker. A really very nice shock,” Viswanathan Anand stated in an unique interview with NDTV.
When requested about Gukesh’s largest power, Anand stated that he has somewhat little bit of every part.
“You need to do properly in every part. You, as an individual, develop and overcome all of the challenges. He managed to do this. He was very centered and devoted. He was rewarded for that right now,” the chess icon asserted.
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