The Dream becomes a reality | 17-year-old Gukesh wins FIDE Candidates 2024

Gukesh created history by winning the FIDE Candidates 2024. He became the youngest ever to do so in the history of chess and he did it at the age of 17 years and 11 months. Gukesh scored 9.0/14. With this achievement Gukesh has earned the right to challenge Ding Liren for the World Championship title. In this interview with Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal, Gukesh relives his journey towards the Candidates title ahead of some of the biggest names in the world of chess - Nakamura, Nepo, Caruana and others.

Timestamps of the full interview:

0:00 - Gukesh and Sagar in Toronto, Amruta in Mumbai!
0:35 - Can't fall asleep
1:13 - The smile is back!
1:58 - Don't ask me about the routines
3:04 - Preferring a loss before the rest day
5:28 - Painful loss against Firouzja
6:00 - Respect to the chessboard
7:00 - Ra2 against Vidit, Game 1
7:57 - ...Bg4 by Vidit, Game 1
9:09 - Adjusting to the pressure
10:54 - Facing the chaos
11:55 - Pragg's fiery prep against Gukesh - Game 2
12:57 - No increment before move 40
13:49 - Incredible ...Ra7 against Pragg, Game 2
16:04 - Following other games during the round
17:10 - Gukesh on Magnus' tier list for the Candidates
18:23 - Head-to-head score against Pragg
19:42 - Not converting against Nepo on game 3
21:42 - Support from Gajewski
24:48 - Holding a tough draw against Fabi, game 4
26:32 - Not letting the Magnus tier list affect him
28:57 - Facing Abasov's Petroff, game 5
34:54 - Queen endgame against Abasov, game 5
37:05 - Gukesh's pre-game rituals
39:26 - Boring draw against Nakamura on game 6
40:00 - Round 7 against Firouzja
43:59 - Pickleball on rest day
45:08 - Clean win against Vidit, Round 8
47:42 - Meeting Sandeep Singhal in Toronto
49:03 - 5-year sponsorship from WestBridge
50:24 - A pretty checkmate
53:36 - Consulting Vishy before the Candidates
55:44 - Fan interactions in Toronto
58:20 - Calm draw with Pragg, round 9
58:53 - The role of Vishnu Prasanna
1:01:07 - ...Nge7 surprise against Nepo, round 10
1:03:32 - The amazing fxg5 against Caruana, round 11
1:04:50 - Finding out missed chances
1:07:43 - No engine training helping Gukesh?
1:09:30 - Situation before Round 12
1:10:36 - ...h6 against Abasov, Round 12
1:18:11 - A very nice update
1:19:52 - Must-win game against Firouzja, Round 13
1:31:30 - Diet during the Candidates
1:32:40 - The role of his parents
1:34:48 - Amruta's emotional moment
1:37:14 - WC match location
1:39:05 - Plans for today
1:40:10 - Final round against Nakamura
1:46:00 - Thankyou, goodbye and final thoughts

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