18-year-old Indian prodigy GM Gukesh Dommaraju has become the 18th undisputed world champion after Chinese GM Ding Liren (32) collapsed in game 14 of the 2024 FIDE World Championship. Gukesh won 7.5-6.5 after Ding seemed to have a risk-free chance to push for a win but instead liquidated into a pawn-down endgame. It should have been drawn, but Ding blundered as the pressure grew.
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Match Score
| Name | Rating | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Score |
| Ding Liren | 2728 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 6.5 |
| Gukesh Dommaraju | 2783 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 7.5 |
How to rewatch the 2024 FIDE World Championship Game 14
GM Rafael Leitao will analyze game 14 of the match below.
55.Rf2? was the move that cost Ding the world championship title.
Ding Liren has blundered and Gukesh is going to win the World Championship! #DingGukesh pic.twitter.com/8cP7P4Dy4Y
— chess24 (@chess24com) December 12, 2024
The final moments as Gukesh became the youngest ever undisputed world chess champion:
Stunning emotions as Gukesh cries after winning the World Championship title! #DingGukesh pic.twitter.com/E53h0XOCV3
— chess24 (@chess24com) December 12, 2024
Congratulations! It’s a proud moment for chess, a proud moment for India, a proud moment for WACA, and for me, a very personal moment of pride. Ding played a very exciting match and showed the champion he is.@FIDE_chess @WacaChess pic.twitter.com/o3hq26JFPf
— Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking) December 12, 2024
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The 2024 FIDE World Championship in Singapore has decided the next world champion. 18-year-old Indian Challenger Gukesh Dommaraju took on Chinese Defending Champion Ding Liren in a 14-game match, with the first to 7.5 points winning. The players had two hours for 40 moves, then 30 minutes to the end of the game, with 30 seconds added each move from move 41 onwards. The prize fund is $2,500,000, with $200,000 for a win and the remaining money split equally. If tied 7-7, a playoff would have taken place, starting with four games of 15+10 rapid chess.
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