Chennai's D Gukesh Makes History By Becoming The 2nd Indian Player To Win World Chess | News18

Chennai's D Gukesh Makes History By Becoming The 2nd Indian Player To Win World Chess | News18India’s 17-year-old phenom D Gukesh is headed towards the World Chess Championship clash against Ding Liren after his game with Hikaru Nakamura ended in a draw.On a dramatic day, Gukesh managed to hold Nakamura to a draw, but his fate was sealed on the other board where Ian Nepomniachtchi and Fabiano Caruana battled for 109 moves before agreeing to a draw. There was plenty of drama on the day. For a brief while, it appeared that Gukesh would be crowned as the winner today after a blunder from Fabiano Caruana in his 41st move opened up the possibility of a draw against Ian Nepomniachtchi. But then Nepo returned the favour, and handed Caruana the upper hand. But finally, the momentum swung again and the Nepo vs Caruana game headed for a draw.