“D Gukesh vs Ding Liren: Young Indian Grandmaster Bids for World Chess Championship Title”
India’s 18-year-old Grandmaster D Gukesh is on the verge of making history in the world of chess as he gears up to take on reigning world champion Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship. With an impressive FIDE ELO rating of 2790, Gukesh is currently ranked fifth in live chess ratings and is aiming to become the youngest Chess World champion.
Ding Liren, the 32-year-old world champion from China, is no stranger to making history himself, being the first male Chinese world champion. However, Gukesh has already made waves in the chess world by becoming the youngest FIDE Candidates 2024 winner, earning him the title of challenger for the World Chess Championship.
The World Chess Championship will follow a format of a single match consisting of 14 classical games, with the first player to reach 7.5 points being crowned the champion. The match will last for 20 days, including a rest period, and will offer a total prize money of INR 20.8 crore, with each game won fetching the player INR 1.67 crore.
The highly anticipated D Gukesh vs Ding Liren World Chess Championship 2024 final is set to begin on November 25 and will run until December 14. The match will take place at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore, with a start time of 02:30 PM IST.
Unfortunately, due to the absence of an official broadcaster, the D Gukesh vs Ding Liren World Chess Championship 2024 final will not be available for live telecast in India. However, fans can catch the action live on YouTube and Twitch channels, with FIDE, ChessbaseIndia, and Chess.com’s accounts providing live streaming of the event.
As the chess world eagerly awaits this historic showdown, all eyes will be on D Gukesh as he looks to etch his name in the annals of chess history. Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting event on LatestLY.