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SINGAPORE: It took 76 minutes for Singapore to break the deadlock against Timor-Leste but a penalty from Kyoga Nakamura and a quickfire Shawal Anuar double were enough to keep the Lions' unbeaten run at the ASEAN football championship going.
J Padmakumari was too nervous to switch on her mobile phone and computer the whole of Thursday. She didn't want to follow her son D Gukesh's title match against Ding Liren in Singapore. But around 7pm, Gukesh's aunt stormed into the house with the happy news — the World Chess Championship title is homebound. Raw and unrehearsed emotions poured out instinctively. "I couldn't believe it and I cried for 10 minutes," Padmakumari said before taking a flight to meet her son, now the darling of a billion Indians.
Legendary chess player Viswanathan Anand on Friday asked D. Gukesh to ignore those questioning the standard of the World Championship title showdown with China's Ding Liren, saying criticism always comes with success. Indian Grandmaster Gukesh made history on Thursday, becoming the youngest-ever to win the world title defeating Liren in the 14th and final game of the championship in Singapore. Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik was not impressed with the quality of chess on display during the match, calling it the "end of chess as we know it." Kramnik expressed his frustration over the game's quality, calling a critical blunder by Ding Liren "childish".
India's D Gukesh created history on Thursday as he became the youngest world chess champion. Gukesh edged past the defending champion Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 by winning the 14th and last classical game of their World Championship tie in Singapore. Gukesh is now the second Indian after the great Viswanathan Anand to clinch this coveted title. The 18-year-old Gukesh also dethroned Russian Grandmaster Garry Kasparov, who earlier held the record of being the youngest world champion, at the age of 22.
Everything has been a fairly tale for D Gukesh since his terrific victory in the final match of the World Chess Championship 2024 against China's Ding Liren. Wishes continue to pour in for the India star as he became the youngest-ever World Chess Champion on Thursday. The 18-year-old Grandmaster will get a total prize money of Rs 11.45 crore from the event. To add to the recognition of his achievement, the Tamil Nadu government has also announced a big reward of Rs 5 crore for the player.
SINGAPORE: Former Chinese national football team coach Li Tie has received a 20-year prison sentence for bribery, state media reported on Friday (Dec 13).
India's Grandmaster D Gukesh made the entire country proud as he became the youngest world chess champion on Thursday. At the age of 18, Gukesh defeated defending champion Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 by winning the 14th and last classical game of their World Championship tie in Singapore. The Indian has now dethroned Russian Grandmaster Garry Kasparov, who won the coveted title at the age of 22. Wishes from all over the world started pouring in for Gukesh but his victory became the biggest gift for his father, whose reaction went viral on social media.
Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh on Thursday made history as he became the youngest-ever chess champion after beating Ding Liren of China in the decisive Game 14 of the World Championship 2024 in Singapore. With the game heading towards another draw, defending champions Ding hit the self-destruct button by moving his Rook adjacent to the King.