Watch: D Gukesh breaks into tears after becoming youngest-ever World Chess Champion by defeating Dang Liren

D Gukesh broke into tears upon winning Game 14 of the World Chess Championship and becoming the youngest-ever winner of the tournament at 18 years old by defeating Dang Liren in Singapore on Thursday.

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Liren was the defending champion of the tournament and this was the last game of the summit clash before the match would have proceeded into rapid tie-breakers.

Gukesh secured the requisite 7.5 points as against 6.5 of Liren after winning the last classical time control game of the 14-game match that seemed headed for a draw for most part.

Before Gukesh’s feat on Thursday, the legendary Garry Kasparov of Russia was the youngest world chess champion when he won the title at the age of 22, dethroning Anatoly Karpov in 1985.

Gukesh had entered the match as the youngest ever challenger to the world crown after winning the Candidates tournament earlier this year.

He is the second Indian after the legendary Viswanathan Anand to win the global title. Anand, a five-time world champion, had last won the crown in 2013.

(With PTI inputs)