As the world got it’s new chess champion, Indian Grandmaster D. Gukesh created history by becoming the youngest grandmaster to become to world champion by defeating the Chinese grandmaster Ding Liren. But it seems that the Russians were quite unhappy with the verdict. The president of the Chess Federation of Russia, Andrei Filatov, accused China’s Ding Liren of losing the World Chess Championship 2024 on purpose
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“The result of the last game caused bewilderment among professionals and chess fans. The actions of the Chinese chess player in the decisive segment are extremely suspicious and require a separate investigation by FIDE. Losing the position in which Ding Liren was is difficult even for a first-class player. The defeat of the Chinese chess player in today’s game raises a lot of questions and looks like a deliberate one.” quoted by Russian news agency TASS.
The President of the Chess Federation of Russia🇷🇺, FIDE honorary member Andrei Filatov, accuses Ding Liren🇨🇳 of losing on purpose, and asks @FIDE_chess to start an investigation:@FIDE_chess @tassagency_en https://t.co/mPpSjwj2xK pic.twitter.com/SANqHdhVEI
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Gukesh became the youngest world champion in chess after defeating reigning champion Ding in the 14th round. The game appeared headed for a draw, but Ding made a crucial blunder on move 55, which handed the victory — and the title — to Gukesh.
