Gukesh Dommaraju Becomes the Youngest Chess World Champion at 18
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Gukesh Dommaraju, an 18-year-old chess player from India, made history by becoming the youngest-ever undisputed world chess champion. He won the title by beating the current champion, Ding Liren, 7.5-6.5 in the final of the World Chess Championship in Singapore.
The match was tied before the final game, but Gukesh took advantage of Ding’s mistake and won the crucial point. Gukesh was so happy and emotional after the win. Fans in India celebrated loudly as he became the second Indian to win the world chess title, after Viswanathan Anand. He is four years younger than Garry Kasparov was when he first won the world title in 1985.
In his press conference, Gukesh said he had been dreaming about this moment for more than 10 years, ever since he started playing chess at the age of six and a half or seven.
Vocabulary and Phrases: Champion (a winner of a competition), mistake (a wrong action or decision), emotional (showing strong feelings), dreaming about (wishing for something over time), title (recognized achievement or honor)
At just 18, Gukesh Dommaraju has become the youngest-ever undisputed world chess champion. This Indian prodigy secured the title by defeating the reigning champion, Ding Liren, with a score of 7.5-6.5 in the World Chess Championship final held in Singapore.
The match remained evenly poised until the last game when Gukesh capitalized on an error by Ding to win the decisive point. Overwhelmed with emotion, Gukesh was elated by his triumph. In India, fans erupted in joyous celebrations as he became the country’s second world chess champion, succeeding Viswanathan Anand. Remarkably, he is four years younger than Garry Kasparov was when he clinched his first world title in 1985.
At the press conference, Gukesh revealed that he had envisioned this achievement since he began playing chess at about six and a half or seven years old, a dream over a decade in the making.
Vocabulary and Phrases: Prodigy (a young person with exceptional talent), capitalized (took advantage of an opportunity), poised (balanced or equal), elated (extremely happy), erupted (suddenly burst out, usually in excitement), envisioned (imagined something in the future)
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