Emil Stofsky, CEO of FIDE, the world governing physique for chess, mentioned the 17-year-old from Chennai gained an eight-player choice event in Toronto. It was later revealed on social media. A challenger to the world championship.
The venue for the competition has not but been determined.
Teenager Gukesh was topped the nominee’s winner on Monday, beating a powerful troika of Americans Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana and Russia’s Ian Nepomniatchi. Nepomniachi has competed in two world championships, whereas Caruana, who’s ranked second on the planet, is competing in his fifth candidacy competitors and has gained as soon as. Meanwhile, Nakamura, who’s ranked third on the planet, was collaborating within the Candidates Tournament for the third time.
After the loss, Gukesh fell to second place within the open standings of the 2024 Chess Candidates Tournament. (Photo: FIDE/Michal Warza)
Despite their expertise, they had been unable to forestall Gukesh from hitting the tape first in his Candidate debut. With one spherical left, Gukesh moved into the lead, however the trio had been separated by simply half some extent. Gukesh solely wanted to attract with Nakamura within the final match, but when the opposite match between Caruana and Nepomniatchi additionally attracts, then if both of them wins, they’ll face Gukesh in a tiebreaker.
At 12 years, 7 months and 17 days previous, Gukesh turned the youngest grandmaster in Indian historical past, falling simply 17 days wanting turning into the world’s youngest grandmaster. Last yr, he overtook five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand to develop into the nation’s top-ranked participant for the primary time in 36 years. Now he has added the feat of turning into the youngest candidate winner in historical past to that illustrious record, and can develop into the youngest World Chess Champion when he faces Ding on the World Championship later this yr.
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First add date: April 23, 2024, 12:22 IST