Chess World Champion Gukesh D Won Prize Money Of...
India's D Gukesh created history as he became the youngest world chess champion.
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At the age of 18, Gukesh defeated defending champion Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 by winning the 14th and last classical game of their World Championship tie in Singapore.
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The Indian has now dethroned Russian Grandmaster Garry Kasparov, who earlier held the record of being the youngest world champion, at the age of 22.
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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, 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).