“Suspicious, Requires Investigation”: Ding Liren Accused Of ‘Deliberately’ Losing To D Gukesh

Defending globe chess champ Ding Liren was made to rue the ‘oversight’ he made within the 14th and final online game versus India’s D Gukesh onThursday Liren’s mistake of judgment turned an expensive one as Gukesh caught the blunder to come back to be the youngest globe champ within the background of the online game. While the vast majority of the chess society is gladdened to see the 18-year-old Gukesh make background, Russian Chess Federation principal Andrei Filatov has really implicated China’s Liren of shedding the online game deliberately.

Russian data firm TASS priced quote Filatov asking the International Chess Federation (FIDE) to open up a probe and study the end result.

“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,” he said.

“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,” he included.

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The psychological minute that 18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju got here to be the 18th globe chess champ pic.twitter.com/jRIZrYeyCF

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Taking onward the unbelievable custom of the implausible Viswanathan Anand, Gukesh got here to be simply the 2nd Indian to safe the wanted reward after the legendary gamer, that had the crown 5 instances in his job.

After resolving proper into “semi-retirement”, the 55-year-old Anand, by the best way, performed an important perform in shaping Gukesh at his chess academy in Chennai.

Gukesh safeguarded the requisite 7.5 components as versus 6.5 of his Chinese competing after successful the 14th and final basic time management online game of the swimsuit that appeared gone to a draw for lots of element. As victor, he will definitely win a large USD 1.3 million (approx Rs 11.03 crore) from the two.5 million reward purse.

“I was dreaming this moment for the last 10 years. I am happy that I realised the dream (and made it) into reality,” the soft-spoken Chennai- boy knowledgeable press reporters after the historic accomplishment

The hesitant teen smiled extensively and elevated his arms in occasion after the success, a plain comparability from the impassivity he usually sporting actions whereas enjoying. Once the feeling cleared up in, a tear or 2 moreover left his eyes, revealing an unusual minute of susceptability.

“I got a bit emotional because I was not expecting to win,” he included.

With PTI Inputs