Gukesh, throughout the whole match, kept pushing every game. Even in a worse position, he never backed down from a fight. While Ding's strategy was to go for rapid tiebreaks (which he was favourite in), he played for a draw (except game 12) in almost every game while Gukesh pushed for a small chance.
In the last game, most of the elite grandmasters were convinced that the position was drawn, but there was a little bit of a chance for Gukesh with the black pieces. He kept on trying. He also made some quick moves to put Ding under time pressure. Slowly and steadily, he improved his position and waited for Ding to make a mistake. Then Ding blundered, and Gukesh couldn't believe what had happened. He grabbed the opportunity and became the youngest World Chess Champion at 18.
We're entering an interesting era of chess. Magnus is by far the best but refusing to play, and the spot for no.2 is fiercely contested. I expect the crown to exchange hands quite a few times from now on
aykevin on December 12nd, 2024 at 16:04 UTC »
The blunders from Ding was actually mental
SABJP on December 12nd, 2024 at 16:07 UTC »
Gukesh, throughout the whole match, kept pushing every game. Even in a worse position, he never backed down from a fight. While Ding's strategy was to go for rapid tiebreaks (which he was favourite in), he played for a draw (except game 12) in almost every game while Gukesh pushed for a small chance.
In the last game, most of the elite grandmasters were convinced that the position was drawn, but there was a little bit of a chance for Gukesh with the black pieces. He kept on trying. He also made some quick moves to put Ding under time pressure. Slowly and steadily, he improved his position and waited for Ding to make a mistake. Then Ding blundered, and Gukesh couldn't believe what had happened. He grabbed the opportunity and became the youngest World Chess Champion at 18.
EmperorKira on December 12nd, 2024 at 16:19 UTC »
We're entering an interesting era of chess. Magnus is by far the best but refusing to play, and the spot for no.2 is fiercely contested. I expect the crown to exchange hands quite a few times from now on