New era in chess: Levy Rozman discusses Gukesh Dommaraju becoming youngest world champion
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🗓️ 14 December 2024
⏱️ 7 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | There's a new chess world champion, and he's the youngest ever. |
| 0:04.0 | 18-year-old Gukesh Damarajou defeated defending title holder Ding Liren of China at the World Championship in Singapore. |
| 0:12.0 | Damaraju, who goes by Gukesh, has had a meteoric rise amid a surge in the game's popularity in India. |
| 0:19.0 | This is what the chess-based India's broadcast looked like |
| 0:22.6 | when Ding made a blunder that opened the door to Goukesh's victory. |
| 0:26.6 | What? |
| 0:28.6 | What? |
| 0:29.6 | What? |
| 0:30.6 | Oh, God! |
| 0:32.6 | Oh, my God! |
| 0:34.6 | What? |
| 0:35.6 | No! Wait! Oh my God! What? No! |
| 0:38.3 | Oh my God! |
| 0:39.3 | What? |
| 0:40.3 | Guys, guys, |
| 0:43.3 | Guys, |
| 0:44.3 | Rook takes Rook and Bishop Dify. |
| 0:50.3 | Look at Goukesh. |
| 0:51.3 | He sees it! |
| 0:52.3 | Oh my God! After the match, Goukesh talked about going bungee jumping. |
| 0:59.0 | Levy Rosman is known online as Gotham Chess, which is the name of his YouTube and Twitch channels. |
| 1:05.0 | He's also the author of How to Win at Chess, The Ultimate Guide for Beginners and Beyond. I want to ask you about what we just saw, the ultimate guide for beginners and beyond. |
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