Gukesh is the youngest player ever to win the FIDE Candidates
Can you believe it? He's only 17, a year younger than Pragg. I was so disappointed when Vidit lost to Nepo in the 11th round, but now Gukesh is just one step away from being the world chess champion.
redWiper
Student
5 months ago
Wow, just impressed by the chess following off late. Are most folks re entering chess after the COVID lockdown and Samay Raina vlogs?
Or has the interest always been there, just that my ignorance didn't let me notice it
President_Trump
Stealth
5 months ago
Surely, I'll give a lot of credit to Samay Raina for making chess mainstream, and technology has helped spread it across the globe. Grandmaster Hikaru also increased interest with his funny commentary in live streams. And, of course, these 17- and 18-year-old grandmasters beating Hikaru, Magnus, and Nepo increased the hype.
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President_Trump
Stealth
5 months ago
And what a phenomenal game Fabi and Nepo played in the last round! Mad respect
What a day man.
Noctus
Stealth
5 months ago
Ding liren vs Gukesh final match is going to be very interesting.
It is giving the vibes of USA vs USSR type chess match during cold war
1972
Bobby Fischer vs Borris Spassky
If anyone interested can watch the matches here :
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDnx7w_xuguGhujgzwiXmesCphP2j7Wtt&si=pleyFvEriGHGjziQ
Whole world witnessed this series of matches at that time.
Noctus
Stealth
5 months ago
The match was really insane
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The great point is
People from Mexico, Spain, Brazil, and many more countries were rooting for Gukesh.
Just incredible ✨
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