D Gukesh, who became a world chess champion at the age of 18, gave an exclusive interview to Indianewsget. He said: Vishwanathan Anand is the biggest inspiration of his life. I will try to carry his legacy forward.
For Indianewsget, Vasudevan RR had a special conversation with Gukesh in Singapore. Gukesh told the youth, “Enjoy your game openly.” I too have loved chess since my childhood. I will pass the message on to the new generation to enjoy the game.
What did Gukesh say to Indianewsget’s questions…
Question: How did you control your emotions after becoming champion? Gukesh: I didn’t think the match would end so quickly. I was playing for a draw, then I saw that Liren had made a blunder. I started to see victory and that’s when I got really excited.
Question: Who contributed the most to the success? Gukesh: My parents were very supportive. The team also worked very hard to get me to this point and make me a champion. I thank both the parents and the support team.
As soon as Gukesh received the trophy, he handed it over to his father and mother. Mother kissed her trophy.
Question: Who is your biggest inspiration? Gukesh: Vishi sir (Viswanathan Anand) is the biggest inspiration for me. I will also continue to enjoy my game in the future. I will do my best to take Vishy sir’s legacy to new heights.
Question: You praised Ding Liren a lot, what would you like to say about him? Gukesh: I was also inspired a lot by his game. After losing the 11th game, he bounced back with a win in the 12th game. Despite the defeat, his fighting spirit motivated me a lot.
Gukesh said he was inspired by Liren, but it was his own mistakes that made him the champion.
Question: After becoming the youngest world champion, what message would you like to convey to young chess players? Gukesh: I always thought I would like chess. I would just like to say this for the new generation, enjoy your game to the fullest.
Gukesh presented the trophy to his parents. The presentation of the World Chess Championship trophy took place on Friday. As soon as Gukesh won the trophy, he handed it over to his parents. Gukesh presented the trophy to his father Dr Rajeevankant, who in turn presented the trophy to his wife Padma. Mother saw the trophy and kissed it.
On Friday, the FIDE association presented the World Chess Championship trophy to D Gukesh.
Gukesh became the 18th world champion by defeating Liren and won the World Chess Championship final on Thursday. He defeated defending champion Ding Liren of China in the 14th match and won the title with a score of 7.5-6.5. Gukesh became the 18th and youngest world chess champion.
After defeating Liren, Gukesh became emotional, tears started falling from his eyes.
Before Gukesh, Russian Garry Kasparov won this title in 1985, at the age of 22. Gukesh became the second Indian player to win the chess championship. Before him, Vishwanathan Anand won the title in 2012. …
Said after the match – Liren’s blunder, my best moment
Gukesh (left) said China’s Ding Liren (right) motivated him a lot in the final.
After the match, Gukesh said: “Liren’s mistake was the best moment of my life. When he made a mistake, I didn’t understand, I was going to do my normal thing. Then I saw that his elephant was aiming at my elephant. I hit him and killed his camel with my camel. I still had one pawn left, eventually it was saved and Liren resigned. …
Gukesh has also won candidates and Olympiads.
Gukesh became the first Indian player to win the Candidates, Olympiad and World Championship in the same year.
Gukesh received a reward of Rs 11.45 crore and Liren received a reward of Rs 9.75 crore. Gukesh also won the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament at the age of 17. He then also became the youngest player to win this title. Gukesh also made a significant contribution to the Indian team’s victory in the Chess Olympiad in September this year. …