- Gukesh D from India became the youngest person to win the FIDE Chess Candidate competition in history.
- He drew the decisive round against Hikaru Nakamura to win the title in 2024.
- Gukesh became the second player from India to qualify for the World Championship Final with the victory.
At the age of 17, Gukesh D from India became the youngest person to win the FIDE Chess Candidate competition in history. After 14 rounds spread over three weeks, he drew the decisive round against Hikaru Nakamura to win the title in 2024.
Gukesh became the second player from India to qualify for the World Championship Final with the victory. Later in the year, he will play in the world’s largest chess competition against Ding Liren of China.
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Gukesh received congratulations from Viswanath Anand on his social media account, X. Regarding his age and lack of expertise, Gukesh pointed out that each of these factors has advantages and disadvantages.
He needed to defeat Nakamura, but the match ended in a draw between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Fabiano Caruana, giving him the victory in the tournament. Though he wasn’t many people’s favorite competing, Gukesh went above and beyond to win the entire thing despite being the youngest competitor.
