India achieved an all new excessive in chess on Monday morning as Gukesh D turned the youngest participant on this planet to win Candidates event. Gukesh, on the age of 17, made historical past whereas additionally reserving a spot within the closing of the world championship. As complete India celebrates Gukesh’s triumph, industrialist Anand Mahindra gave an distinctive ‘Synthetic Intelligence’ reward for the teenage chess prodigy. In his publish on social media, Mr. Mahindra additionally highlighted how the famend Magnus Carlsen received his prediction flawed on the subject of the Candidates event.
Sharing Carlsen’s pre-tournament, prediction, Mr. Mahindra highlighted that the Norwegian anticipated Gukesh to do poorly within the event however the Indian went on to win the competitors. Whereas admitting that Carlsen’s prediction might need been proper earlier than the event started, it is how Gukesh continued to be taught as he progressed, that made him a winner.
Anand Mahindra’s publish on X (previously Twitter). Learn: “This was Magnus Carlsen’s prediction for the #candidates2024
“Maybe Magnus wasn’t grossly wrong-at the purpose when he made the prediction. What this exhibits, I believe, is the unbelievable pace at which Gukesh is evolving. By the point he performs Ding Liren, he can have advanced additional… There’s nothing synthetic about Gukesh’s intelligence, however AI is actually a studying machine and so is Gukesh! Continue learning-no matter what your age.
“There could possibly be no different supply of #MondayMotivation than @DGukesh”.
This was Magnus Carlsen’s prediction for the #candidates2024
Maybe Magnus wasn’t grossly flawed—on the level when he made the prediction.
What this exhibits, I believe, is the unbelievable pace at which Gukesh is evolving.
By the point he performs Ding Liren, he can have advanced… pic.twitter.com/CzNelO5XCD— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) April 22, 2024
With this triumph, Gukesh will problem the reigning World Champion Ding Liren of China within the World Chess Championship match. He’s now the second Indian after Vishwanathan Anand to battle for the Classical World Championship title.
Anand received the title 5 occasions between 2000 and 2013 when he misplaced to challenger Magnus Carlsen, who has at the moment abdicated his crown and refused to take part within the Candidates 2024.
The World Championship Match consists of 14 video games. The participant who scores 7.5 factors or extra wins the match, and no additional video games are performed. If the rating after 14 video games is equal, the winner is set on a tiebreak.
With IANS inputs
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