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D Gukesh scripted history on Thursday as he became the youngest world champion in chess history, beating Ding Liren in Game 14 of the World Chess Championship 2024 in Singapore. At 18, Gukesh is the first teenager to win the world title in chess.
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.
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.
Ding had the advantage in Game 14 as he played with the white pieces but with both players failing to assert their dominance, the match was heading towards a draw, before the Chinese Grandmaster committed a blunder and allowed Gukesh to script history .
This was Gukesh’s third win in the Championship while Ding won two games and the remaining nine games ended in a draw.
Chess World Championship: How much prize money D Gukesh won?
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.
Impact Shorts
More ShortsGukesh 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).
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