India chess prodigy Gukesh D, at the age of 17, became the youngest player ever to win the FIDE Candidates Chess tournament in Toronto.
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Gukesh also became the youngest challenger to the World Championship title, courtesy of his victory at the event.
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Gukesh needed only a draw against American Hikaru Nakamura in the 14th and final round to secure that tile. He accumulated a total of nine points out of a possible 14.
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It is only the second time in India's sporting history that a player has gone on to win the Candidates tournament.
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The previous win had come in 2014 when the legendary Viswanathan Anand had done so.
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Gukesh also won a cash award of 88,500 Euros (approx Rs 78.5 lakh). The total prize fund of the Candidates was 5,00,000 Euros.
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The teenage prodigy is now only one step away from bettering a record created by the legendary Garry Kasparov 40 years ago.