The inside story of Gukesh becoming the 18th World Champion | Interview

The complete inside story of Gukesh becoming the 18th World Champion by beating Ding Liren at the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024. How did Gukesh build his team? How did Gukesh spend his days in Singapore while playing the most important event of his life? Everything that you wanted to know about Gukesh's campaign is in this interview - the youngest World Champion in the history of the sport. 0:00 – Interview Begins 0:10 – 🎥 A video that truly aged well 2:00 – 🏆 The aftermath of becoming the 18th World Champion at just 18 2:00-4:00 – 🤔 Reflecting on the journey after achieving the title 4:10 – 🥇 Qualifying for the Candidates and the lead-up to the championship 5:15 – 🤝 Teamwork making the dream work 6:00 – ❤️ Reasons behind choosing team members (with touching and inspiring insights) 10:00 – 🙌 Vishy Sir OP 11:00 – 👨‍👦 Gukesh's dad shares thoughts on Gajevsky 11:40 – 🪂 A leap of faith: Bungee jumping with Gayu 12:30 – 🙏 A note of gratitude to Westbridge and WACA 13:00 – 🤗 The friend that is Gayu 15:10 – 🧠 Game 1 Analysis 15:30 – 😅 The nerves during the World Championship match 16:20 – 🔍 Gukesh on Ding's form 17:30 – 🪟 Inside the glass box 18:10 – 🥇 Sagar for GM (Grandmaster) 18:30 – 📘 Insights from The Barefoot Coach Paddy Upton 20:00 – 😰 A moment of intensity: "Literally shaking" 21:10 – 🇫🇷 A touch of French flair 21:30 – ♟️ Ding’s loyalty to his openings 24:00 – 🤔 The G4 idea 27:00 – 🎯 How Ding outplayed Gukesh in Game 1 and Gukesh’s mental preparation 28:45 – 💪 Gukesh regains his MoJo 31:05 – 🚪 A chance meeting with Vishy Sir in the lift after Game 1 32:00 – 🧩 Fun segment: Chess Champions Trivia 33:30 – 🇸🇬 Mention of the Singapore Chess Federation 34:10 – 🎥 A look at Game 2 36:30 – 🤝 Holding Ding to a draw in Game 2 37:07 – 🤭 Game 3: An amusing opening choice 40:00 – ⏱️ Ding’s deliberate approach to opening moves 41:30 – 🏅 Both Ding and Gukesh share an ambitious mindset 47:00 – 🏆 Ding proves his mettle as a champion 48:20 – ♟️ Game 4 49:45 – ♟️ Game 5 55:10 – 🧠 Game 6: A truly "mental" game 1:00:00 – 📅 Gukesh’s daily routine during the championship 1:01:50 – ♟️ Game 7: An “Almost Novelty” moment 1:09:00 – 🎯 Game 8 and the F6 opening 1:13:00 – 😃 Gukesh’s excitement peaks 1:19:00 – 🔄 Recaps by Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura 1:19:40 – 🌐 Living in a bubble during the championship 1:20:30 – 💻 Gukesh’s love for Google 1:21:00 – 🕵️‍♂️ “Google for Chess” 1:22:00 – 💰 “Bring me the money” moment 1:23:00 – 😌 Gukesh’s calm, eyes closed 1:25:00 – ♟️ Game 9: A Catalan battle 1:27:00 – 🛌 The second rest day: Time for reflection 1:29:00 – 😵 When Gukesh’s mind started playing tricks 1:32:00 – 🧺 A championship picnic 1:34:50 – 🎢 Gukesh tries a zipline and thinks of rollercoasters 1:36:00 – 🪂 The bungee jumping deal 1:38:19 – 🤔 Anand vs. Gelfand Trivia and Gukesh’s internal battle 1:40:00 – ♟️ Game 10 1:42:10 – 🔥 Game 11: A real fight! 1:54:00 – ♘ A brilliant knight move: Knight a1! 1:55:30 – 😯 Ding’s priceless expressions 1:57:20 – 🙌 Game 12: Ding shows his class, earning Gukesh’s respect 2:05:00 – 🤝 Heading into Game 13 with a level score 2:06:00 – 🗣️ Speaking with Paddy and meeting him post-victory 2:11:10 – ♟️ Game 13 2:12:40 – 🏆 Discussing great champions 2:18:00 – 🗨️ A chat with Vishnu Sir 2:22:20 – 🤔 Gukesh’s thoughts on tiebreaks 2:23:30 – 🚀 Pushing for a win in a drawn game 2:25:35 – ♟️ Game 14: The final showdown 2:38:50 – 🤩 The moment Gukesh realizes he’s winning 2:40:00 – 😭 Raw emotions unfold on the board 2:42:00 – 🏠 Emotions shared at the Habitat 2:43:00 – 👨‍👦 Heartfelt moments with dad and coach 2:44:00 – 🪂 Bungee jumping memories! 2:46:00 – 🍴 Gukesh’s spatula story 2:47:00 – 🎯 What’s next after achieving greatness at 18? 2:51:00 – 👑 Thoughts on Magnus Carlsen Video: ChessBase India #Chess #ChessBaseIndia #Gukesh ---------------------------------------------------------------- ◾Support young talents via HelpChess Foundation: https://helpchess.org/ ◾Review us on Google: https://g.page/r/CZ5T1PaLM-7WEBE/review ◾Chess Shop: https://chessbase.in/online-shop/ ◾ChessBase India on amazon: https://amzn.to/2vv0XXy ◾Contact us: http://chessbase.in/contact Most important links of ChessBase India: https://linktr.ee/chessbaseindia