World Chess Championship 2024: D Gukesh becomes youngest world champion, breaks Kasparov’s record
India’s D. Gukesh beat China’s Ding Liren in the 14th round to claim the World Chess Championship 2024 title in Singapore on Thursday.
GUKESH VS DING LIREN ROUND 14 HIGHLIGHTS
With this, the 18-year-old Gukesh became the youngest World Chess Champion, beating the record previously held by Garry Kasparov.
Youngest World Chess Champions
D Gukesh – 18 years 8 months 14 day – December 12, 2024
Garry Kasparov – 22 years 6 months 27 days – November 9, 1985
Magnus Carlsen – 22 years 11 months 24 days – November 23, 2013
Mikhail Tal – 23 years 5 months 28 days – May 7, 1960
Anatoly Karpov – 23 years 10 months 11 days – April 3, 1975
Vladimir Kramnik – 25 years 4 months 10 days – November 4, 2000
Emanuel Lasker – 25 years 5 months 2 days – May 26, 1894
The Indian Grand Master began the championship on the back foot, after he suffered a defeat in the opening round. But, Gukesh bounced back to level the final in the third round.
Gukesh took the lead in the 11th round, only to lose the next game as Ding struck back. But Gukesh had the last laugh as he triumphed in the final round.
Gukesh qualified for the World Championship after winning the Candidates tournament earlier this year.