Heartbroken fan to world champion: How D Gukesh was fuelled by Anand’s 2013 loss
D Gukesh went down the reminiscence lane to the time when Magnus Carlsen ended the legendary Viswanathan Anand’s reign because the world chess champion. Again in 2013, Carlsen defeated Anand within the title conflict in Chennai, after which he received the championship 4 occasions. In 2023, China’s Ding Liren received the competitors, earlier than Gukesh turned the second Indian after Anand to bag the title.
On Thursday, December 12, Gukesh turned the youngest and the first teenager to win the world chess championship. The 18-year-old broke Garry Kasparov’s 39-year-old document after beating Ding 7.5-6.5. Gukesh, who was there within the stands throughout the 2013 title conflict, stated that after Anand misplaced to Carlsen 11 years in the past, he set himself a objective of bringing again the title to India.
“11 years in the past, the title was taken away from India. Once I was watching the match in 2013, I used to be contained in the stands and I believed that it might be so cool to be contained in the field,” Gukesh stated within the press convention after successful the title.
“When Magnus received, I wished to be the one to carry again the title to India. This dream that I had greater than 10 years in the past is the single-most essential factor in my life. There’s nothing higher than doing this for myself, my family members and my nation,” Gukesh added.
After Gukesh received, Anand additionally had phrases of appreciation for the teenager.
“Congratulations! It is a proud second for chess, a proud second for India, a proud second for WACA, and for me, a really private second of pleasure. Ding performed a really thrilling match and confirmed the champion he’s,” Anand wrote on X.
Gukesh additionally talked about how a gathering with Anand gave him the arrogance to bounce again after dropping the primary recreation. Again in 2013, the title conflict between Anand and Carlsen had 12 video games whereas Gukesh had 14 video games. Gukesh stated that after the ‘humiliating’ defeat within the opening recreation, he grabbed his possibilities to have the final snicker.
“Within the match, the hardest problem I confronted was dropping the primary recreation. As an 18-year-old, to come back right here and lose the best way I did was humiliating. It was powerful to deal with. After the sport, once I was strolling to the lodge, I met Vishy Sir within the elevate. He stated that he had 11 video games and I had 13 video games. It was a pleasant reminder that it was just one recreation and I’ll get my possibilities,” Gukesh stated.
D Gukesh in tears after victorious run
After he took down Ding, Gukesh was overwhelmed and he cried tears of pleasure. Simply when it appeared that the title conflict would go into the tie-breaker scheduled for December 13, Ding’s blunder within the 53rd transfer put Gukesh on the brink of victory.
Gukesh confronted a difficult begin within the World Chess Championship, dropping the opening recreation to Ding whereas taking part in white. Nevertheless, he made a powerful comeback in Sport 3, securing a win. The 2 gamers then went on to attract seven consecutive video games earlier than Gukesh claimed a powerful victory in Sport 11.
Ding responded with an almost excellent efficiency in Sport 12, taking part in white. In Sport 13, Ding withstood Gukesh’s strain to attract the sport, resulting in the ultimate classical match, the place Gukesh emerged victorious.
