D Gukesh clinched the World Chess Championship title on Thursday, defeating Ding Liren. Russian Chess Federation President Andrei Filatov has controversially accused Ding of intentionally losing and demanded an investigation by FIDE. Gukesh is the first Indian champion since his mentor Viswanathan Anand.
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