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Paddy Upton's helping hand to Gukesh: Video calls, temperature controls, last-minute flight out
"Most athletes don't become world champions when they win the final, they arrive there at the start as champions," Upton said.
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Gukesh gets his trophy: 'This moment was why I did every little thing so far'
It was a moment that, he said, he had replayed millions of times in his head.
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The moment of victory for Gukesh Dommaraju in World Chess Championship
Gukesh Dommaraju defeats Ding Liren to win 2024 World Chess Championship title.
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The simple heist: There was only one plan, for Gukesh to be Gukesh
Although the final moments may have been dramatic, so it seemed Gukesh had manufactured a win, this was all thought out well before the world championship even began.
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A new king crowned: Stunned silence, then chaos and tears as Gukesh wins world title
D Gukesh defeated Ding Liren to become world champion after a dramatic victory in the final game of the championship.
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'I've been living this moment since I was 6' - Gukesh after becoming youngest chess champion
The new world champion is also happy that he is the one who got back the title after Viswanathan Anand (five-time champion) lost to Magnus Carlsen in their home town in Chennai.
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D Gukesh becomes youngest-ever world champion of chess, defeats Ding Liren with last-gasp victory
A catastropic blunder from Ding Liren on move 55 saw Gukesh capitalise and follow Viswanathan Anand in becoming the second world champion from India.
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Gukesh lets golden chance slip in penultimate game of chess World Championship
A well-prepared Gukesh had all the advantage in game 13 but one slight misjudgment meant Ding defended his way back for a draw.
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Ding holds Gukesh at bay to keep scores tied after penultimate game of World Championship
Follow live updates from game 13 of the world chess championship, with Gukesh and Ding tied at 6 points apiece.
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Gukesh's ambition vs Ding's momentum: What to expect from chess World Championship's home stretch
On the final rest day, here's a look at the way ahead for Gukesh and Ding as the chess World Championship nears the finish line.
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Ding Liren shows Gukesh, and the world, why he is champion
With his best game since becoming world champion, Ding Liren tied the World Chess Championship match 6-6.
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Ding Liren roars back into contention with game 12 win, drawing level in CWC
Ding Liren won his first game with white in the championship, making it 6-6 overall.
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Gukesh shows maturity of a champion in beating Ding; steps closer to being crowned king
In winning game 11 the way he's done, Gukesh has given the chess world another demonstration of why he's a worthy challenger, and why he'll be a worthy world champion.
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Gukesh defeats Ding in game 11 to take crucial lead in Chess World Championship
Gukesh leads 6-5 overall with three games to go, and will become the youngest world champion with three draws.
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Onus on Gukesh's white skills after Ding's eagerness to draw in game 10 of WCC
The 2024 World Chess Championship is tied at 5 points each, with Ding Liren and D Gukesh playing their seventh consecutive draw in game 10.
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The inside story of how Singapore pulled off the World Chess Championship
ESPN India spoke to the Singapore Chess Federation's CEO Kevin Goh on the work that has gone on behind the scenes to allow D Gukesh and Ding Liren to just concentrate on playing their best chess.
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Gukesh and Ding play out conservative draw in game 10 of WCC
Game 10 was the quickest draw of the World Championship, which is now tied at 5 points each after seven consecutive draws.
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Bored games: After six straight draws, time for chess world championship to tweak the format
If chess becomes boring for Magnus Carlsen, what chance do the rest of us have?
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Eric Rosen, the OG chess streamer, now has a chance to play the very best
Hastened by the worldwide pandemic-enforced lockdowns and hit show The Queen's Gambit, chess is online all the time now. Before all of that happened, though, Eric Rosen was there.
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State of play: Draws, missed chances and what it means for Gukesh after WC game 9
Would Gukesh have to force a win in the next five games?
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Unerring Gukesh and Ding grind out another draw in game 9 of World Championship
Match 10 of the 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship saw another draw, with Ding Liren and D Gukesh tied at 4.5-4.5
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Gukesh's unwillingness to draw makes Chess World Championship a fascinating watch
Call it ambition, call it false optimism, or just the exuberance of youth, it made for a fascinating game 8 of the FIDE World Championship.
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Gukesh salvages draw against Ding in rollercoaster Game 8 of World Championship
Both Gukesh and Ding spurned great opportunities to win, in a wild game that eventually resulted with both players level at 4-4 overall.
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Gukesh finds out that in World Championships, nearly is never enough
Make no mistake, Gukesh's advantage here in game 7 against Ding Liren was significant; but he let it slip
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Gukesh slips up, allows Ding to wrestle draw in game 7 of World Championship
At 3.5 - 3.5, the scores remain tied between Ding Liren and D Gukesh.
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Eight matches that doomed Louis van Gaal at Manchester United
John Brewin reviews the eight matches that ultimately doomed Louis van Gaal's tenure as manager at Manchester United.
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'I think I'm a better fisherman than Steyn and Morkel'
South African fast bowler Kyle Abbott brags about his angling skills, and confesses to bullying Australians in the Kings XI dressing room
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Was Cozier the last of a golden age of commentators?
The sport and media landscape has changed so much that we may never have definitive voices like his ever again
