World chess champion Gukesh seems to be as much as Carlsen, Hikaru and different high gamers as motivation: ‘That is the great thing about competitors’
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D Gukesh has lastly realised his childhood dream of profitable the World Chess Championship title however he goals to maintain going and profitable extra titles. Gukesh seems to be as much as the likes of Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura as inspiration.
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It’s been nearly a month since Dommaraju Gukesh
clinched a historic World Chess Championship title in Singapore after he defeated China’s Ding Liren. It was Gukesh’s dream since his childhood to grow to be the world champion in chess, and he did so by beating Ding with a rating of seven.5-6.5.
“My major objective is to be the very best on the planet and obtain my full potential. […] Magnus and all the highest gamers—Fabi, Hikaru, Nepo—all these superb guys are my motivation to maintain working exhausting.” – Gukesh D 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/rwaEKD7J4g
— Worldwide Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) January 11, 2025
Gukesh recovered
from a disappointing begin in his 14-game World Championship contest in opposition to Ding, with {the teenager} showcasing his psychological power and his never-give-up angle all through the competitors. Gukesh
has additionally been nominated for the Main Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award within the aftermath of his victory.
‘A really particular achievement for me’: Gukesh on profitable World Chess Championship title
Gukesh had certified for the World Championship match in opposition to then defending champion Ding by profitable the 2024 Candidates match in Toronto. “As a child I needed to grow to be world champion as a result of I assumed it meant to be the very best participant on the planet. Now, it’s a really particular achievement for me. Going by way of the entire course of—the Candidates, World Championship, it’s very demanding and I needed to put a number of effort into it,” Gukesh informed the Worldwide Chess Federation (FIDE).
Gukesh turned the second Indian after Viswanathan Anand and
the youngest-ever at 18 years outdated to clinch the World Chess Championship title. “So, it means rather a lot to me, however my major objective I’ve had is being the very best on the planet, attaining to the complete potential if that’s sufficient to grow to be the best of all time,” added the 18-year-old.
‘Magnus and all high gamers are my motivation’: Gukesh
The Chennai teen mentioned that he seems to be as much as grandmasters like Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura as inspiration to maintain working exhausting.
“Magnus and all the highest gamers—Fabi, Hikaru, Nepo—all these superb guys are my motivation to maintain working exhausting. I suppose that is the great thing about competitors,” added Gukesh.
After profitable the World Championship title in December, Gukesh opted to skip the 2024 FIDE World Speedy and Blitz Championships which was held in New York later that month. Gukesh will subsequent compete on the 2025 Tata Metal Chess match in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands that can happen from 17 January to 2 February.