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- Published: December 13, 2024 14:31
New Delhi: India’s Gukesh Dommaraju scripted history on Thursday as he became the youngest chess player to win the World Chess Championship. The Indian chess grandmaster had his ‘eureka!’ moment after 7 years since he saw the dream back in 2017 to become the youngest chess world champion.
In the finals, Gukesh overcame the stiff resistance of Ding Liren in game 14 of the World Chess Championship 2024 in Singapore. Interestingly, there are just 18 World Chess Champions so far, Gukesh being the only teenager in the elite list of champions.
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The 2024 World Chess Championship turned out to be a rollercoaster for both chess players. After 13 games, the 2024 World Chess Championship was tied at 6.5-6.5. According to FIDE’s rules, a player needed to earn 7.5 points to win the chess world title, or else the Championship would have been decided in the tiebreakers.
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With both Gukesh and Ding one point away from victory, the final Game 14 became a virtual knockout. Every win in the World Chess Championship results in 1 point, and a draw fetches 0.5 points. This was Gukesh’s third win in the Championship while Ding won two games and the remaining nine games ended in a draw.
How much has the World Chess Championship accrued monetarily to D Gukesh?
The 2024 World Chess Championship has a total prize money pool of $2.5 million. As per FIDE’s rules, a player will be awarded $200,000 (Rs 1.68 crore approximately) for every win and the remaining prize money will be split equally.
Gukesh won three games (Games 3, 11, and 14), earning $600,000 (Rs 5.04 crore approximately) just from the victories while Ding earned $400,000 (Rs 3.36 crore) after winning Games 1 and 12.
The remaining $1.5 million will be split equally between the two players. Overall, Gukesh won $1.35 million (Rs 11.34 crore approximately) while Ding won $ 1.15 million (Rs 9.66 crore approximately).
