D Gukesh goals to achieve full potential after World Chess Championship win: ‘I nonetheless have an extended technique to go’

Indian Grandmaster Dommaraju Gukesh is aware of that he nonetheless has work to do to be able to attain the highest stage {of professional} chess,
regardless of profitable the World Chess Championship title. Gukesh, 18, lately defeated China’s Ding Liren to clinch a historic World Chess Championship title in Singapore.

He grew to become solely the second Indian, after the legendary Viswanathan Anand to take action and in addition grew to become the
youngest-ever world champion. “After I realized I used to be profitable, I felt nice and fairly excited,” Gukesh instructed Hindustan Occasions newspaper.

“It was a big second for me, however I do know I nonetheless have loads to enhance. I’m simply making an attempt my greatest to achieve my full potential,” admitted {the teenager} from Chennai. Gukesh had the same reply when requested about comparisons with Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen. “I feel I nonetheless have an extended technique to go. My focus is on enhancing and reaching my full potential,” he reiterated.

Ever since his World Championship win, one of many main challenges Gukesh has confronted is being a worldwide sporting icon at 18. “Chess gamers are used to quiet and targeted environments, so that is positively a change,” stated Gukesh.

“However I see it as a privilege. If I can encourage individuals to take up chess or play a small half in its progress, that’s one thing I’m pleased with,” he added. Gukesh admitted that larger challenges lie forward of him. “I’ve larger targets, and I feel there’s much more to come back. There’s not a lot stress to remain the place I’m however to maintain going ahead,’ he acknowledged.

Gukesh had begun his World Champions marketing campaign towards Liren with a loss, earlier than securing a draw and clinching a win within the subsequent two video games. The 2 then performed out seven consecutive attracts earlier than Gukesh received Sport 11 and Liren returned the favour in Sport 12. All of it got here all the way down to Sport 14 when the scores had been stage 6.5-6.5, and Liren
dedicated a expensive blunder in that sport to ultimately give up the title.