Josip Asik: American Chess Magazine - Issue No. 39

Artikelnummer: 2412

The Star of India
3/2024, 100 Seiten, kartoniert, englisch

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AMERICAN CHESS MAGAZINE #39

Dommaraju Gukesh – The Star of India

At the age of 17 Indian grandmaster Gukesh has just won the Candidates Tournament and become the youngest ever World Chess Championship challenger!

Dommaraju Gukesh from India has reached the peak of the world’s elite by winning the 2024 Candidates Tournament held in Toronto, Canada. Moreover Gukesh’s triumph has earned him a place in chess history as the youngest ever World Championship challenger!
One of Gukesh’s peers, GM Prithu Gupta, highlights the key games and moments of Gukesh’s play in the Candidates, sharing insights from the knowledge gained at training sessions with Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik, former World Champions, who had a significant influence on the improvement of a whole generation of talented Indian youngsters.
BCM Editor Milan Dinic has interviewed the new World Champion challenger where Gukesh highlights the importance of practicing yoga and meditation on a regular daily basis, marking it as the crucial change in his training routine, which helped him greatly to better focus at the chess board and perform to his maximum.
It is quite notable that India has experienced a huge chess boom over the past few years. In order to learn and understand how and why this has happened, we asked the legends of chess in India – Vishy Anand, Sasikiran Krishnan and Sethuraman S.P. – to offer their explanations and views on various aspects of this boom and what the future may hold.
Moreover in his regular column, FM Dylan McClain deals with the forthcoming match between Gukesh and World Champion Ding Liren, raising questions as to whether this might be Gukesh’s “once in a lifetime” opportunity.
While Toronto was a huge success for Gukesh, it was certainly a disappointment for the U.S. grandmasters – Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura – who finished in joint second place. GM John Burke reports on their play in the Candidates and points out the chances they missed.
Finishing second is never easy, particularly when only first place matters. However, true champions are able to recover and even increase their hunger for competition after failures, as suggested by professor of psychology Dr. Corey Butler, who directs the spotlight on psychological aspects of the final outcome in the Candidates, particularly for the two Americans.
That Toronto was not only about the actual play, you can learn from the first-hand experience of Dylan Quercia, American journalist and filmmaker. Dylan had the privilege of attending this hotly contested event, as well as getting behind the scenes and sensing a number of side issues and informal meetings.

Sprache:	englisch
Medium:	Zeitschrift
Erscheinungsjahr:	2024
Seitenanzahl:	100