India's 18-year-old prodigy D Gukesh entered the record books after a thrilling win over defending champion Ding Liren in the world chess championship final. Gukesh and Liren fought tooth and nail in the 14-game series. Gukesh started the championship on the back foot after losing the opening round. However, he bounced back to level the final in the third round. Gukesh took the lead in the 11th round but suffered a defeat in the 12th round. The final was headed towards a tiebreaker before a huge blunder from Liren made Gukesh the youngest world chess champion.

Ding agreed to swap rooks without noticing that Gukesh would be able to force the bishops off too. By the time he realised that the move would give the winning king and pawn endgame to Gukesh, it was all too late.

Meanwhile, D Gukesh's magnificent world championship win was rocked by controversy as President of the Chess Federation of Russia, Andrei Filatov, accused Liren of losing the world title to Gukesh on purpose.

As per the Russian news agency TASS, Filatov raised concerns about Liren's defeat and requested the International Chess Federation (FIDE) to open an investigation.

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“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 added.

Reacting to his defeat, Liren rued his silly mistake, however, he wasn't too upset about losing to Gukesh. “I was totally in shock when I realised I had made a blunder. His facial expression told me that he was very happy and very excited. That’s when I realised I had made a blunder. It took me some time to realise it,” narrated Ding at the subsequent press conference. “It was not as dead a draw as yesterday. He had a bishop on the board. He also had a rook, so it was more tricky. I could have done better, but considering my lucky escape in yesterday’s game, it’s fair that I lost in the end. I have no regrets.”

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