Following Gukesh’s historic victory, Ding was accused by Russian Chess Federation chief Andrei Filatov of intentionally throwing the match.
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has responded to allegations that China’s Ding Liren intentionally misplaced to India’s D Gukesh in the course of the just lately concluded 2024 World Chess Championship match in Singapore. Following Gukesh’s historic victory, Ding was accused by Russian Chess Federation chief Andrei Filatov of intentionally throwing the match. Filatov was quoted by Russian information company TASS calling on FIDE to launch an investigation into the result. For these unfamiliar with the scenario, Ding made a important error in Game 14 by inserting his Rook subsequent to his King, finally main to Gukesh changing into the youngest world chess champion in historical past.
“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,” Filatov informed TASS.
“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.
However, FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich has dismissed the allegations of Ding probably intentionally losing the sport. Dvorkovich emphasised that sports activities is about making errors after which recovering from them.
“Sports is about mistakes, without mistakes, there would be no goals in football. Every sportsman makes mistakes but that’s what we are excited about, whether the opponent can find the way to use a mistake,” Dvorkovich mentioned in the course of the event’ closing ceremony just lately.
Gukesh efficiently achieved the required 7.5 factors, surpassing his Chinese opponent who solely managed to safe 6.5 factors. This victory was sealed within the 14th and ultimate classical time management sport of the match, which appeared to be heading in the direction of a draw for almost all of the match. As the victor, Gukesh might be awarded a considerable prize of USD 1.3 million (roughly Rs 11.03 crore) from the whole prize purse of 2.5 million.
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