Elon Musk congratulates new world chess champion D Gukesh on historic win. Chess News – Newz9

NEW DELHI: Billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday prolonged his congratulations to India’s newly topped world chess champion Gukesh Dommaraju following his historic triumph.
Gukesh on Thursday created historical past, changing into the youngest World Champion in chess after defeating China’s Ding Liren within the decisive ultimate sport of their FIDE World Championship conflict.
Tied at 6.5-6.5 going into the ultimate sport, Gukesh secured victory within the ultimate showdown to say the coveted title.

Gukesh obtained the championship trophy on Friday in a ceremony marking his unimaginable ascent to the head of chess.
Reflecting on his victory, he described the achievement because the ‘finest second of his life’ through the publish-match press convention.
Gukesh’s path to glory started in April when he received the Candidates Chess Tournament, changing into the youngest-ever challenger for Ding Liren’s title.
The championship showdown was a tense and dramatic affair, with Game 13 ending in a draw earlier than the ultimate spherical determined all of it.
Gukesh’s calm demeanor and strategic brilliance sealed his place in historical past.
Ding Liren, the previous champion, expressed his ideas after the match, admitting, “I was totally in shock when I realized I made a blunder. I will continue to play. I think I played my best tournament of the year. It could be better, but considering yesterday’s lucky survival, it is a fair result to lose in the end.”