D Gukesh reveals how a collage of 16 world chess champions as his laptop computer wallpaper impressed him: ‘It is like several participant’s dream’
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D Gukesh has had a collage of 16 world chess champions (Earlier than Ding Liren) as his laptop computer wallpaper for a number of years. The brand new world champion spoke on how that wallpaper impressed him and that he nonetheless has a protracted option to go to succeed in the degrees of Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen.
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World chess champion D Gukesh has revealed that for a number of years, he has had a collage of 16 world chess champions (Earlier than Ding Liren turned world champion) as his laptop computer wallpaper. And whereas Gukesh mentioned that
becoming a member of the elite record of champions was a hug honour, he nonetheless is aware of that there’s a log option to go earlier than he reaches the degrees of Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen.
In December 2024,
Gukesh beat the then reigning champion Ding Liren to clinch the World Chess Championship title, higher the Chinese language grandmaster with a 7.5-6.5 rating. Gukesh turned the 18th world champion. “The wallpaper on my laptop computer for lots of years was the 16 world champions. I feel it was earlier than Ding turned world champion,” {the teenager} advised FIDE.
Is the 18th World Champion, 🇮🇳 Gukesh D, your wallpaper but? #DingGukesh pic.twitter.com/miHt1oDMlT
— Worldwide Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) January 9, 2025
‘For me, it’s an enormous honour’: Gukesh
“Now that I consider it, I’m a part of these wonderful gamers in historical past. It’s like several participant’s dream and for me it’s an enormous honour,” mentioned the 18-year-old, who turned the youngest-ever world chess champion. Gukesh additionally turned solely the second Indian, after Viswanathan Anand, to win the World Chess Championship title.
The Chennai lad, nevertheless, is aware of that that is solely the start. “I feel I nonetheless have a protracted option to go to attain the sort of greatness that Vishy sir or Magnus and all of those gamers have accomplished,” he concluded.
Gukesh
had begun his World Chess Championship marketing campaign in opposition to Ding on a shedding be aware, however bounced again with a draw within the second sport and a win within the third. The 2 then performed out seven consecutive attracts earlier than Gukesh received Recreation 11, just for Ding to return the favour in Recreation 12. The scores have been stage 6.5-6.5 going into Recreation 14, and whereas it appeared like tiebreaks have been inevitable,
a blunder from Ding in the direction of the tip of the ultimate sport led to Gukesh’s victory.
What’s subsequent for D Gukesh?
Following his triumph, Gukesh determined to skip the 2024 FIDE World Fast and Blitz Championships which was held in New York in late December. Gukesh will subsequent be seen on the Tata Metal Chess 2025 match that may happen in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands from 17 January to 2 February.
