The Chess World Championship begins in Singapore on Monday with China's Ding Liren seeking to defend his title against India's Gukesh Dommaraju, better known as Gukesh D, who is still just 18 years old and could become the youngest ever person to be crowned world champion.
China's Ding Liren speaks after his victory in the FIDE World Chess Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan, April 30, 2023. Ding Liren slumped over the board with fallen chess pieces scattered in front of him in the moments after he won the Chess World Championship last year.
On Monday, this year’s edition of the grueling tournament will begin in Singapore with China’s Ding seeking to defend his title against India’s Gukesh Dommaraju, better known as Gukesh D, who is still just 18 years old and could become the youngest ever person to be crowned world champion. But the buildup to this tournament has been unlike any other since Ding has struggled with personal difficulties and mental health challenges after his win, taking an extended break from chess to focus on his mental health. Now, he “is not so bad, not so good,” heGukesh D of India looks on as he plays against Richard Rapport of Hungary during the Hungary vs. India match in the 6th round of the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 16, 2024.
“The first thing you do when your opponent makes a move is you say to yourself, ‘Why did they make that move? What’s changed on the board? Is there a threat? And is there a threat to my position from this move directly? And who do I think stands better, and why ….
Although the players are barely moving compared to other sports, the huge amounts of brainpower required mean that they must maintain their physical as well as mental fitness. Before Vishy competed in his first world championship in 1995 against Garry Kasparov, he “had been playing to qualify for the event for five years, so there was a long journey already,” he says.
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