Gukesh D channeled his ‘super cool’ avatar in the 11th game of the World Chess Championship against Ding Liren. In a dramatic turn of events, Ding Liren’s blunder under mutual time pressure gave Gukesh a decisive victory in Sunday’s world title fight. The victory gave the 18-year-old Indian challenger a 6-5 lead, marking his first lead on the scoreboard with just three games left. The abrupt end to an extremely complex battle has brought Gukesh close to breaking Garry Kasparov’s record as the youngest undisputed world chess champion, an achievement that now seems within reach for the Chennai prodigy.

In a tense finish where both players didn’t have much time, Ding Liren made a crucial mistake that left Gukesh Dommaraju visibly shocked. Seizing the moment, Gukesh responded with a brilliant queen sacrifice, forcing Ding to retire and securing a remarkable victory. The dramatic scene not only highlighted Gukesh’s composure under pressure, but also significantly shifted the momentum in his favor.

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Indian teenage grandmaster D. Gukesh credited Preparing his team after taking a decisive step towards his first World Chess Championship title Victory over reigning champion Ding Liren. Gukesh praised his team for the remarkable opening advantage in the game and stated, “My team did a great job on this line. I looked at the line; I found it very interesting and the risk/reward ratio was quite good because I would definitely surprise him.

The 18-year-old Indian also dismissed speculation that Liren was playing conservatively for a draw. “I don’t think my opponent played for a draw – he had some better positions in the match. It’s a 14-game long match and you can’t plan from the beginning to play the match until the tie-break because.” “Mistakes always happen in chess,” Gukesh noted.