Gukesh bests Ding Liren in Game 14 to become the youngest and 18th World Chess Champion

The 18-year-old lost the first game in his first World Championship Match. He was prepared for it, he knew it could happen. According to him, it was humiliating. No matter how much one prepares to be okay with a loss, it was quite tough to handle it. On his way back, in the lift, Vishy Anand told him, "I had 11 games, you have 13." It reminded him that it was just one game and it's a long match and he will get his chances. He showed mental toughness and fortitude, overcame all obstacles to etch his name in the record books. D Gukesh won FIDE Candidates 2024, turned 18, won double Gold at 45th Olympiad and now the youngest World Champion in history. The boy said, he is just getting started. Photo: FIDE/Eng Chin An