18-YEAR-OLD D GUKESH IS THE WORLD CHESS CHAMPION!!!!!

Ding Liren shares his thoughts after a painful loss in the World Chess Championship match against D Gukesh.

The newly crowned World Champion D Gukesh had nothing but praise for his opponent, Ding Liren. A true champion!

One of the intriguing things about the World Chess Championship match is always the seconds working for each player. After becoming the 18th World Champion, D Gukesh revealed his team of seconds! They are:

GM Grzegorz Gajewski (Poland)
GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek (Poland),
GM Pentala Harikrishna (India)
GM Vincent Keymer (Germany)
GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland)
GM Viswanathan Anand (India)
IM Jan Klimkowski (Poland)
Paddy Upton (Mental coach, South Africa)

During the Candidates, IM Jan Klimkowski was helping Gajewski. Vishy Anand was not officially part of the seconds team. However, Gukesh mentioned that he attended and helped remotely during one of the training sessions!

Some things never change ❤️
5 years apart - Gukesh's journey from becoming a Grandmaster to becoming the World Chess Champion!
Photos: Niklesh Jain, Aditya Sur Roy
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