Russian Grandmaster Garry Kasparov congratulated India’s D Gukesh, who broke his report to turn out to be the youngest world chess champion on Thursday. Earlier than Gukesh’s feat on Thursday, Kasparov of Russia was the youngest world champion when he received the title on the age of twenty-two, dethroning Anatoly Karpov in 1985. Gukesh, 18, defeated defending champion Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 by successful the 14th and final classical recreation of their World Championship tie in Singapore. Taking to social media platform X, Kasparov mentioned Gukesh conquered the summit of world chess.
“My congratulations to @DGukesh on his victory right this moment. He has summitted the best peak of all: making his mom completely happy!” Kasparov wrote on X.
“Gukesh impressively surmounted each impediment and opponent in his path, particularly contemplating his age, and nothing extra might be requested. My ideas on the historic world championship lineage with Magnus exterior are recognized, however that isn’t the story right this moment,” he added in one other submit.
Gukesh impressively surmounted each impediment and opponent in his path, particularly contemplating his age, and nothing extra might be requested. My ideas on the historic world championship lineage with Magnus exterior are recognized, however that isn’t the story right this moment.
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) December 12, 2024
Kasparov additionally labelled Gukesh’s win as a stepping stone to success for Indian chess and sports activities generally.
“India is a nation with an infinite pool of human expertise, mixed with the liberty to discover and develop it. The long run is brilliant not solely in chess. The summit has been reached and now the objective have to be to boost it even larger for the following ascent. Congratulations once more. Upward!” the 61-year-old defined.
India is a nation with an infinite pool of human expertise, mixed with the liberty to discover and develop it. The long run is brilliant not solely in chess. The summit has been reached and now the objective have to be to boost it even larger for the following ascent. Congratulations once more. Upward!
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) December 12, 2024
By beating Ding, Gukesh grew to become the 18th World Champion within the over century-long historical past of chess and the youngest after beating Garry Kasparov’s report of successful the title on the age of twenty-two and heralding the arrival of a brand new king on the chess horizon.
Gukesh is the second Indian to win the World Chess Championship title, claiming the title in simply over a decade after five-time Champion Viswanathan Anand had misplaced the title to Magnus Carlsen of Norway in Chennai in 2013. Carlsen has abdicated the crown in 2023, paving the way in which for Ding to beat Ian Nepomniachtchi.
In a winner-takes-all 14th and ultimate recreation of the World Chess Championship match Ding had steered in direction of a draw after beginning with Reversed Grunfeld variation of Zukertort Opening, the 32-year-old from China made a sensational blunder.
(With IANS Inputs)
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