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Despite winning the match, Gukesh lost 6.2 Elo rating points and remained fifth on the FIDE rating list, while Ding gained 6.2 points and moved to seventeenth. Gukesh paid tribute to his opponent after the match, commending Ding for defending several very difficult positions in the match:
Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest-ever undisputed classical chess world champion after beating Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 in their best-of-14 final in Singapore on Thursday.
Gukesh Dommaraju won the 2024 World Chess Championship, becoming the youngest undisputed world chess champion at the age of 18. [1]The Candidates Tournament and Women's Candidates Tournament were held concurrently for the first time to determine the challengers for the reigning world champions Ding Liren and Ju Wenjun. [2]
Gukesh broke into tears upon winning the final match against Ding last week, becoming the youngest world champion by more than four years. The record was previously held by chess legend Garry ...
India's grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju (R) reacts after winning against China's chess grandmaster Ding Liren in game 14 of the 2024 FIDE World Championship in Singapore on December 12, 2024.
Ding won, becoming World Chess Champion, by defeating Nepomniachtchi 2½ to 1½ in the rapid tie breaks after their classical match ended in a 7–7 tie. He lost his title to Gukesh Dommaraju in the last game of the World Chess Championship 2024 , reaching a score of 6½ to 7½.
The central match of the seventh round was the encounter between India and China in which many expected to see a clash between the World Champion Ding Liren and the challenger in the World Chess Championship Gukesh Dommaraju on the top board. However, a game between the two did not happen as the Chinese team decided to rest Ding in this round.
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