D Gukesh on World Chess Championship 2024 ultimate 5 video games: ‘If I do the correct issues, the outcomes will come’

India’s 18-year-old chess star D Gukesh is feeling good about his recreation and is assured that he’ll have the ability to swing issues in his favour because the World Chess Championship 2024 will get able to enter the enterprise finish. The youngest-ever challenger Gukesh performed out a tame draw in opposition to reigning champion Ding Liren, 32, of China on Thursday,
in Recreation 9 of the World Chess Championship 2024 which is now tied at 4.5 factors every.

Gukesh’s solely win within the 14-game sequence got here
in Spherical 3 whereas Liren received the primary match of the Championship. The final six matches between the gamers
have led to a draw and with simply 5 extra video games to go, the primary participant to succeed in 7.5 factors will win the World Chess Championship 2024.

Liren could have an edge over Gukesh within the final 5 matches as he’s set to have white items thrice.

Gukesh: ‘Outcomes will come if I do proper issues’

The Chennai boy, nonetheless, is unperturbed by what’s to return and feels that his recreation has improved in the previous couple of matches and outcomes will come if he continues to do the correct issues.

“In the previous couple of video games I’ve managed to play superb chess, for me the principle factor might be to simply go there with the identical power, play similar degree of chess I’m enjoying and barely enhance on some crucial moments,” Gukesh mentioned within the post-match press convention after Recreation 9 vs Ding Liren.

“Particularly in the previous couple of video games, I believe I’m enjoying fairly nicely, and I simply hope to proceed enjoying good video games, and hopefully, in some unspecified time in the future after I do the correct issues, I imagine that the outcomes will come.”

Reflecting on the final 9 video games, Gukesh mentioned: “To this point it’s been a really fascinating match: few missed probabilities from me, few missed probabilities from him. We each confirmed combating spirit and entertaining chess and 5 extra thrilling video games to go.”

Ding additionally responded to the criticism the World Chess Championship 2024 has obtained from consultants and followers who really feel the usual has not been as in earlier encounters.

“I noticed [comments] that I’m all the time underestimating my place and my opponent all the time overestimates his place. I additionally noticed somebody mentioned that I’m all the time making a draw, even when I’m higher. This doesn’t have an effect on me, I believe,” Liren mentioned.

Gukesh was requested about Arjun Erigaisi turning into the second Indian chess participant after the legendary Viswanathan Anand
to cross the 2800 Elo score in classical chess. The teen congratulated his teammate and added that Erigaisi’s feat serves as a motivating issue for him.

“Congrats to Arjun. It’s absolutely deserved. He’s the second Indian after Vishy Sir to cross 2800, so it’s an important achievement. It simply motivates the others to work even tougher. All of us compete in opposition to one another, and all of us have good relations with one another. I’m additionally glad for him, however it’s additionally a pleasant motivating issue,” he mentioned.

Recreation 10 within the World Chess Championship 2024 might be performed from 2.30 PM IST on 7 December on the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore.