D Gukesh: The new star of the chess world, D Gukesh won the world at the age of 18

India's D Gukesh created history in the final of the World Chess Championship held in Singapore. D Gukesh defeated China's Ding Liren in a tough match with his brilliant game. Ding Liren was the defending champion, but he had to accept defeat in front of Gukesh.
Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh has achieved a historic success by winning the World Chess Championship title in Singapore. By becoming the world champion at the age of just 18, he has given the whole country a chance to feel proud. His feat is also important in the sense that before him only Vishwanathan Anand could win this title for India.
Gukesh capitalized on every opportunity
Gukesh won the title after 14 tough games. Till the 13th game, the match between him and China's defending champion Ding Liren was tied. In the 14th game too, a situation was created where it seemed that this match would also be a draw and both the players would have to face each other again. But, one mistake of Liren proved costly for him and Gukesh showed that he knows how to use the wrong moves of his opponent in his favour.
D Gukesh became a master of chess
How to evaluate Gukesh's achievement, this question must be troubling many. In this country where cricket is considered a religion, this problem often comes with other sports. So the position that Gukesh has achieved, its brilliance will not be less than any gold medal of the World Cup or Olympics, but more than that. For the first time, a player of such a young age has achieved such mastery over chess. This magic was done earlier by Garry Kasparov, but he was 22 years old then.
Gukesh became India's biggest hope
Gukesh has emerged as the biggest hope of Indian chess. And the most important thing is that in his short career, he has been showing glimpses of his talent from time to time. When he missed becoming the world's youngest grandmaster by just 17 days, the wait for the day when he would win the World Chess Championship title began.
Even Gukesh's opponents were impressed
Every great achievement requires hard work and passion. Those who have seen Gukesh closely know that he has given much more to the chessboard. Be it his preparation style or his concentration, his opponents have also praised him. That is why even after missing the title, Liren could not stop himself from talking about Gukesh's victory more than his defeat.
There will be a change in the Indian sports scenario
From the perspective of the Indian sports scene, Gukesh is like a breath of fresh air, who has created a stir all around. Chess is considered a game of brainy people and it is, but Gukesh can play an important role in taking it to the common people. Remember, no country can do well in any sport unless the young generation takes an interest in it. We have been used to hearing the name Vishwanathan Anand in chess, but now the time has come to add Gukesh's name as well.
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