Gukesh will face Ding Liren in 2024 World Chess Championship

Gukesh had a clear lead of 0.5 heading into final round

Gukesh had asked me what he should do in Candidates: Magnus

Dommaraju Gukesh created history by becoming the youngest player in history to win the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) Candidates Tournament. He will now face World Champion Ding Liren in the 2024 World Chess Championship. If Gukesh emerges successful against Ding Liren, he will create the world record for being the youngest world chess champion. The record is currently held by Garry Kasparov who achieved this feat at the age of 22. Gukesh is merely 17-years-old. 

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5-time world champion Magnus Carlsen praised the youngster upon his achievement. “I think like a lot of people I’ve been surprised by how well Gukesh has done. Maybe I shouldn’t have been. Gukesh had asked me in Germany what he should do in the Candidates. I told him I didn’t have any good advice. ..I only told him that he shouldn’t go crazy, and just look for chances because other players will go crazy,” Magnus said. 

Heading into the final round, Gukesh had a clear lead of 0.5 in comparison to the other 7 players in the tournament. He had to face American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakumura in the final round with the black pieces. Gukesh succeeded in ensuring a draw and holding onto his lead.