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Gukesh Wins Candidates Tournament, Becomes The Challenger For World Title

By IANS News April 22, 2024 • 07:30 AM View: 718

Chinese Grandmaster Liren Ding: Seventeen-year-old Indian chess Grandmaster D. Gukesh on Monday became the youngest player to win the FIDE Candidates tournament and to become the challenger for the world chess title.

Gukesh will now play against world champion and Chinese Grandmaster Liren Ding for the world title.

Gukesh drew with the American Grandmaster and world number three Hikaru Nakamura in the 14th round of the Candidates tournament at Toronto in Canada to become the world title challenger with nine points.

TAGS FIDE Candidates Chinese Grandmaster Liren Ding American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura The Indian Grandmaster Russian Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi US Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana The Indian Venkatachari Jagannathan

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