D Gukesh scripted historical past on the World Chess Championship in Singapore just lately, defeating defending champion Ding Liren within the decisive fourteenth recreation. It was an in depth encounter and the championship reached the deciding recreation. Within the decider, it seemed prefer it was going in accordance with Liren’s plan, who was making an attempt to drive out a tie-breaker.
India’s Gukesh Dommaraju poses along with his trophy throughout a ceremonial parade.(AFP)
However a large blunder by the Chinese language grandmaster within the fifty fifth transfer noticed him resign and concede to Gukesh in a historic consequence. To qualify for a showdown with Liren, Gukesh wanted to win the Candidates Match in April this 12 months. Forward of the occasion, he wasn’t the favorite, however ended up silencing his critics to win the competitors.
Grzegorz Gajewski names unknown chess star who helped D Gukesh
Talking to ChessBase.com, Gukesh’s chief coach Grzegorz Gajewski made a key revelation throughout an interview. Explaining his position and of his staff members, Gajewski named an unknown chess participant, who ‘did a lot of great work during the tournament itself’. The participant additionally labored as Gukesh’s second within the event.
He stated, “And then, for the Candidates Tournament itself, we thought it would be good to have some young gun, someone who is both talented and hard-working. Because obviously, the young players are very ambitious, and they want to achieve much. And they just love chess.”
“Yeah, they also think slightly differently. So, it’s good to have someone from a younger generation. And then, the idea came to ask Jan Klimkowski to help. He is not so high-rated right now, but he is already a grandmaster. He is young, he is ambitious, and he had some interesting ideas in openings. And he seemed to understand the game pretty well for his age. So, we thought he would make a lot of sense. And he actually did a lot of great work during the tournament itself, and he was a real help for me.”
When he was instructed that no one had heard of Klimkowski earlier than, he stated, “The funny thing is he was actually here during the match because he was playing the Singapore Open. He almost won the tournament. He lost the final round, but he was leading before the last round.”
Though Gajewski talked about that Klimkowski is a Grandmaster, however in accordance with FIDE’s official web site, he has the title of an Worldwide Grasp. He has an ordinary ranking of 2504, with a 2420 in fast and 2445 in blitz.
Gukesh has determined to skip the continued World Fast and Blitz Championship, a format which can also be not his power. He will likely be again in motion subsequent 12 months, and is about to tackle the likes of Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen in confirmed fixtures.