A Blunder for The Crown
The surprising finale of the Gukesh-Ding Liren World Championship and the curse of "trade-itis"
The Gukesh Dommaraju-Ding Liren World Chess Championship match was decided by a surprising blunder. This gave the Indian 18-year-old the title, alongside the distinction of being the youngest ever undisputed World Chess Champ.
A few hours after Gukesh clinched the title, Fabian got home from school, so I set up the position to ask him…what would you do here? Though an even better question may have been, What Should You Not Do Here?