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12 December 2024. Final match of FIDE chess tournament in Singapore. The score was tied in the last 13 matches between 18-year-old Gukesh of India and defending champion Ding Liren of China. Had this match also been a draw, the world champion would have been selected through speed chase.
Ding Liren started the game with the white pieces.
Gukesh, playing with black pieces, was on the field with a Rook (Rook), a Bishop (Camel) and 2 Pawns (Pawns). While the ding was on equal footing with a rook, a bishop and 1 pawn.
Ding made that mistake on the 55th move of the match, after which Gukesh made him a victim of the king-pawn endgame. What happened on the chessboard, understand from these pictures-
The game was tied until this move. The next move was of White i.e. Ding.
Ding accidentally moved the rook from f4 to f2. This gave Gukesh an opportunity to exchange money.
Gukesh replaced the White rook on b2 to f2.
Ding replaced the black rook with his king on g1 to f2.
Gukesh immediately placed the bishop on e6 to d5 and pinned the White bishop. That means Ding has no moves left except Bishop Exchange.
Ding had to replace the black bishop on a8 to d5.
Gukesh replaced the white bishop with his king on e5 to d5.
After this move Ding was left with 1 pawn along with the king. While Gukesh had 2 pawns left along with the king. This is called the king-pawn endgame advantage. This meant that Ding could not defeat Gukesh with any move. After this he resigned and Gukesh became world champion by winning the game.
Gukesh became the second player from India to become the world champion of chess. Before him, Vishwanathan Anand had become chess champion in 2012.
Gukesh got Rs 11.45 crore
This was the first time in the 138-year history of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) that two players from Asia were face to face for the title of World Champion. The player got Rs 1.69 crore for one win in the classical game. That means, on winning 3 games, Gukesh got Rs 5.07 crore and on winning 2 games, Liren got Rs 3.38 crore directly. The remaining prize money was divided equally between both the players i.e. Gukesh got Rs 11.45 crore and Liren got Rs 9.75 crore.
Who is D Gukesh?
Gukesh D’s full name is Dommaraju Gukesh. He is a resident of Chennai. Gukesh was born on 7 May 2006 in Chennai. He started playing chess at the age of 7. He was initially coached by Bhaskar Nagaiah.
Nagaiah has been an international chess player and is a home chess tutor in Chennai. After this, Vishwanathan Anand gave coaching to Gukesh along with giving him information about the game. Gukesh’s father is a doctor and mother is a microbiologist by profession.
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