Source: TH
Context: The World Chess Championship 2024 marked a historic moment in chess history as 18-year-old Indian Grandmaster D. Gukesh claimed the title, becoming the youngest World Chess Champion ever.
About World Chess Championship 2024:
- Held At: Singapore, from November 25 to December 12, 2024.
- Played Between: Reigning champion Ding Liren (China) and challenger D. Gukesh (India).
- Gukesh is also only the 18th world champion in history, which dates back to 1886.
- History: Established in 1886, the World Chess Championship began as a contest between Wilhelm Steinitz and Johannes Zukertort.
- Steinitz emerged as the first official World Chess Champion.
- Governing Body: The event is now organized by FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs), which assumed responsibility in 1948.
- Procedure in Tournament:
- The championship consisted of 14 classical games with tiebreaks scheduled if necessary.
- Gukesh won the match 7½–6½ after 14 games.
- FIDE Challenger Selection Process:
- Ding Liren was the reigning champion, winning in 2023 after Magnus Carlsen declined to defend his title.
- Gukesh earned his spot by winning the Candidates Tournament held in Toronto in April 2024.
- Indian Winners So Far:
- Viswanathan Anand (5-time World Chess Champion).
- D. Gukesh (2024 World Chess Champion).
About D. Gukesh:
- Birth: Born on May 29, 2006, in Chennai, India.
- Grandmaster Title: Achieved at age 12 years, 7 months, and 17 days, making him the third-youngest Grandmaster.
- Achievements:
- Youngest undisputed World Chess Champion (18 years old).
- Gukesh is only the third Asian to win the World championship. Viswanathan Anand, who is now a mentor for Gukesh, was the first, and Ding the second.
- Youngest to reach a chess rating of 2750.
- Winner of one team and two individual gold medals at the 45th Chess Olympiad (2024).
- Bronze medal in team events at the Asian Games 2024.
- Youngest undisputed World Chess Champion (18 years old).
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