Grandmaster D Gukesh prearranged history for India as he turned into the most youthful man on the planet to win the Up-and-comers competition. The 17-year-old will challenge Ding Liren for the Big Showdown crown later in 2024.
17-year-old Grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju prearranged history by turning into the most youthful man to win the renowned Applicants competition and acquire the option to challenge for the Big Showdowns crown not long from now. The young person from India completed as the sole chief toward the finish of a grasping 14-round Up-and-comers competition in Toronto, Canada. Gukesh will confront Ding Liren, the authoritative best on the planet, for the world title later in the year.
D Gukesh attracted his last-round match dark pieces against Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura of the USA on Sunday. Gukesh required only that on the last day to get the Up-and-comers title as the game between Grandmasters Fabiano Caruana and Ian Nepomniachtchi finished in an exhilarating draw. Not long after the last match of the Applicants finished, clearly cheers were heard at the Incomparable Lobby in Toronto as the group was up on its feet, commending the exceptional accomplishment of the most up-to-date world title challenger.
Gukesh will have the amazing chance to turn into the most youthful best on the planet when he challenges Ding Liren in the not-so-distant future. Magnus Carlsen and Garry Kasparov were 22 when they turned into the title holders.
Gukesh likewise turned into the second Indian after Viswanathan Anand to win Up-and-comers Chess and the first since his coach to arise successfully following 10 years.
True to form, incredible Viswanathan Anand, Gukesh’s tutor, took to online entertainment to compliment the youngster for winning the Up-and-comers. Anand noticed how Gukesh had the option to deal with predicaments all through the competition – a quality that was obvious in his last-round draw against the carefully prepared Nakamura.
Gukesh, who turned into a Grandmaster when he was 12, has been on a set of experiences making binge. The 17-year-old had turned into the highest-level player in the nation, surpassing his tutor in October 2023. His Applicant achievement just reaffirms the world-beating likelihood that the teen showed throughout the long term.
Exciting Completion TO Up-and-comers 2024
Gukesh was in the sole lead after the penultimate round finished on Saturday. The Chennai chess star was compensated for his coarseness and assurance as he recuperated from a sluggish begin to beat France’s No. 1 Firouzja Alireza. Gukesh took his count to 8.5 bringing up a potential 13 to raise a half point in front of Ian Nepomniachtchi, Hikaru Nakamura, and Fabiano Caruana of the US.
In one of the most exciting completions to the Competitors, Gukesh expected to hold Nakamura for a draw, and afterward trust Nepomniachtchi and Carauana likewise played out a draw.
Notwithstanding Nakamura’s forceful strategies and endeavors to muddle the position, Gukesh stayed unflustered. The carefully prepared American was frantic for the success and it was clear in his moves. The defining moment came when Nakamura, maybe feeling the strain to win, overstretched his situation. Gukesh quickly jumped all over the chance and executed a progression of exact moves that killed Nakamura’s statements.
Assuming that Gukesh had won against Nakamura, the eventual outcome would have come before. In any case, with Gukesh holding Nakamura for a draw, Nepomniachtchi and Carauana excited the fans in a topy-turvy game that finished well past 12 PM.
R Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi additionally completed in the fifth and sixth spots after a noteworthy show in their Applicant’s debut.