Candidates Tournament 2024 | 17-year-old Gukesh is one step away from making history in chess, in the final stage of the Challenger Chess Tournament

17-year-old D Gukesh has eyes of chess fans all over India. As he is only 17 years old, he has a chance to create history by winning the title in this tournament.

Candidates Chess Tournament 2024 : Only one round remains to see who will earn the right to face Ding Liren in the next match for the World Championship in the finals of the Candidates Tournament on Sunday. The Candidates Chess Tournament held in Toronto on Saturday is in its final stage. India has not one, not two, but three men’s players and two women’s players in the tournament. In this, the Indian team has performed poorly. 17-year-old D Gukesh is the eyes of chess fans all over India in this tournament. As he is only 17 years old, he has a chance to create history by winning the title in this tournament.

Defeated India’s Ferouzha in the 14th round of the challenger chess tournament. So now Gukesh is sitting at the top position in this competition with eight and a half points. So now he is hoping for a good win in a final round. His fourteenth round match is against world number one Hikaru Nakamura. So this match is important for him.

Currently, Nakamura, Russia’s Ian Nepomniachi and Fabiano Caruana are joint second with eight points. The winner of this tournament will have to face Ding Liren in the upcoming world title fight. Today India’s eyes will be on Gukesh. Gukesh has a chance to make history.