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  • Gukesh Makes History as Youngest-Ever FIDE Candidates Champion

    Gukesh Makes History as Youngest-Ever FIDE Candidates Champion

    Gukesh scored 9/14 points to clinch the honour and become only the second Indian after Vishwanathan Anand to win the Candidates Tournament…reports Asian Lite News

    The 17-year-old Grandmaster D Gukesh scripted history by becoming the youngest-ever player to win the FIDE Candidates tournament on Monday after his final round game with Hikaru Nakamura ended in a draw.

    Gukesh scored 9/14 points to clinch the honour and become only the second Indian after Vishwanathan Anand to win the Candidates Tournament.

    With this triumph, Gukesh will challenge the reigning World Champion Ding Liren of China in the World Chess Championship match. He is now the second Indian after Vishwanathan Anand to fight for the Classical World Championship title.

    Anand won the title five times between 2000 and 2013 when he lost to challenger Magnus Carlsen, who has currently abdicated his crown and refused to participate in the Candidates 2024.

    The World Championship Match consists of 14 games. The player who scores 7.5 points or more wins the match, and no further games are played. If the score after 14 games is equal, the winner is decided on a tiebreak.

    “Congratulations to @DGukesh for becoming the youngest challenger. The @WacaChess family is so proud of what you have done. I’m personally very proud of how you played and handled tough situations. Enjoy the moment,” Anand congratulated the youngest Candidates champion.

    In the other games of the day, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa defeated Nijat Abasov with the black pieces in the 14th and final round while Vidit Gujrathi played a draw against Alireza Firouzja.

    In the women’s section, Vaishali Rameshbabu defeated Kateryna Lagno for her fifth win in a row after four successive losses. Humpy Koneru defeated Lei Tingjie.

    Tan Zhongyi is the winner of the FIDE Women’s Candidates with a score of 9/14.

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  • India to host FIDE Women’s Grand Prix

    India to host FIDE Women’s Grand Prix

    This will be the second major international event being held in India after the Chess Olympiad that was held in Chennai this year…reports Asian Lite News

    India will be hosting prestigious chess tournament FIDE Women’s Grand Prix early next year, a top official of the All India Chess Federation (AICF) said on Monday.

    Another Asian level chess tournament will also be held in India next year, AICF President, Dr Sanjay Kapoor told.

    “We are going to organise the FIDE Women Grand Prix in March 2023 and an Asian calendar event later in 2023,” he said.

    The event is expected to be held in Delhi.

    This will be the second major international event being held in India after the Chess Olympiad that was held in Chennai this year.

    The FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Tournament consist of four tournaments spread of two years 2022-23.

    The Women’s Grand Prix Series 2022-23 will feature a total of 16 players, and each one of them will participate in three out of four tournaments.

    Each Women’s Grand Prix tournament is played with twelve players in a round robin format.

    The total prize fund for each one of the four events is Rs 80,000, with another Rs 80,000 being distributed among the top 8 finishers in the overall standings for the Grand Prix series.

    The two players who score more cumulative points in the WGP series qualify for the FIDE Women Candidates Tournament 2023-24.

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