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Geneva to host Gukesh-Sindarov chess title match
Geneva will host the World chess championship match between D. Gukesh and Javokhir Sindarov from November 25 to December 15, FIDE announced on July 28. Both players are aged 20, making it…
The Story in Brief
Geneva will host the World chess championship match between D. Gukesh and Javokhir Sindarov from November 25 to December 15, FIDE announced on July 28. Both players are aged 20, making it the youngest world title match in history. Chennai-based Gukesh won the crown by beating China’s Ding Liren two years ago, while Sindarov earned the challenger spot by winning the Candidates tournament. Several countries, including India, had expressed interest in hosting, said FIDE interim president Viswanathan Anand. Uzbek GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov, who will help Sindarov prepare, said Gukesh’s experience gives him a slight advantage but called the match “a lot of fun.”
The Indian Opinion
The narrative of Indian chess supremacy versus Uzbek surge is overblown. Both nations have produced teenage prodigies under excellent systems. Gukesh’s previous title-match experience is real, but Sindarov’s Candidates win was no fluke. The real test is not nationality but preparation and nerves. Watch the first few games in Geneva: they will reveal who has done their homework better.
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