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FIDE Candidates winner D Gukesh meets Sports Minister Anurag Thakur
New Indian ExpressNEW DELHI: Indian chess star D Gukesh, who won the International Chess Federation Candidates title in April, met Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur at his residence on Thursday. The 17-year-old Indian in April created history as he won the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2024, becoming the youngest-ever challenger to the world title held by Ding Liren after an exciting final round in Toronto. In Round 14 of the FIDE Candidates, Gukesh used black pieces to hold rival championship contender Hikaru Nakamura to a draw and secure his victory. Gukesh became only the second Indian player to win the Candidates Tournament, after Viswanathan Anand.
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