India's D Gukesh created history as he became the youngest world chess champion. Let's talk about the prize money which Gukesh won.

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Talking about the prize money, victory in each game of the World Chess Championship was worth $200,000 (approximately Rs 1.69 crore).

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Gukesh bagged three games and took home a whopping total of $600,000 (approx Rs 5.07 crore).

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On the other hand, Ding Liren, who won two games, got $400,000 (approx Rs 3.38 crore).

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The remaining $1.5 million in prize money will be split equally between the two opponents.

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With this, Gukesh's total prize money will be $1.35 million (approx Rs 11.45 crore) while Liren will take home $1.15 million (approx Rs 9.75 crore).

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