The president of Chess Federation of Russia Andrei Filatov accused Ding Liren of shedding the World Championship match towards Gukesh on objective and requested FIDE to begin an investigation, Ukraine Chess coach, Peter Heine Nielsen shared on X quoting Russian information company TASS.
The company quoted Filatov as saying, “The results of the final sport prompted bewilderment amongst professionals and chess followers. The actions of the Chinese language chess participant within the decisive phase are extraordinarily suspicious and require a separate investigation by FIDE. Shedding the place by which Ding Liren was is troublesome even for a firstclass participant. The defeat of the Chinese language chess participant in at the moment’s sport raises plenty of questions and appears like a deliberate one.”
TASS quoted that in an equal endgame, Ding Liren made a blunder on transfer 55 after which Gukesh received benefit on a pawn ending.
The President of the Chess Federation of Russia🇷🇺, FIDE honorary member Andrei Filatov, accuses Ding Liren🇨🇳 of shedding on objective, and asks @FIDE_chess to begin an investigation:@FIDE_chess @tassagency_en https://t.co/mPpSjwj2xK pic.twitter.com/SANqHdhVEI
— Peter Heine Nielsen (@PHChess) December 12, 2024
Gukesh turned the youngest world chess champion at 18 years after beating title-holder Ding Liren within the final sport of a roller-coaster showdown, heralding a brand new period of dominance for the nation’s chess gamers and taking ahead the unimaginable legacy of the good Viswanathan Anand.
Gukesh turned solely the second Indian to clinch the title after Anand, who owned the celebrated crown 5 instances in his profession. After settling into “semi-retirement”, the 55-year-old Anand, by the way, performed a pivotal position in shaping Gukesh at his chess academy in Chennai.
Gukesh secured the requisite 7.5 factors as towards 6.5 of his Chinese language rival after profitable the 14th and final classical time management sport of the match that appeared headed for a draw for many half. As title winner, he’ll get USD 1.3 million from 2.5 million prize purse.
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