Usually a grasp of shut finishes, Chinese Grandmaster and defending world chess champion, Ding Liren, succumbed to the strain of a high-stakes sport. The consequence meant Ding didn’t defend his title, permitting his opponent, GM D Gukesh from India, to turn out to be the youngest-ever winner of the World Chess Championships. When it appeared that the ultimate sport was going to finish in a draw and the tiebreaks had been unavoidable, Ding, in a stunning flip of occasions, shot himself within the foot. Gukesh, nonetheless, did not disappoint.
It was an exceptionally easy blunder from Ding, who had drawn Game 13 on Wednesday regardless of being in a fair trickier state of affairs. Throughout the 14-game sequence, Ding seemingly had the sting over Gukesh, particularly when the clock was not in his favour.
But, Ding crumbled when it mattered probably the most, the all-important Game 14. To everybody’s shock, he agreed to swap rooks apparently with out noticing that Gukesh would additionally be capable to drive the bishops off too.
It took Ding a while to understand that he had given the successful king and pawn endgame to Gukesh, who was as shocked as anybody.
“I was totally in shock when I realized I made a blunder” Ding defined within the post-game press convention.
“At the first moment I didn’t see that I was winning. When I realized that I was winning it was the best moment of my life,” Gukesh advised.
Ding Liren painfully acknowledges the loss: “I think I played my best tournament of the year. It could be better, but considering yesterday’s lucky survive it’s a fair result to lose in the end. I have no regrets.”
“Since I was seven, I have been living this moment, already for ten years. Every chess player wants to experiment this moment and doesn’t get the chance. I am living my dream”.
Final rating: Gukesh 7.5-6.5 Ding Liren
(With FIDE Inputs)
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