Google created a special doodle to celebrate the grand finale of the World Chess Championship

D Gukesh, Google Doodle Today: Google's Doodle Today is a fun and creative way to celebrate chess and the incredible achievements of players like Gukesh. It shows how the game of chess continues to inspire and connect people around the world.

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 01:48 PM (IST)
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Google created a special doodle to celebrate the grand finale of the World Chess Championship
Google created a special doodle to celebrate the grand finale of the World Chess Championship

Today on the final day of the 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship held at the Equarius Hotel, Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore from 25 November to 13 December. Google Doodle celebrated this final day of the 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship. The championship saw a thrilling match between reigning world champion Ding Liren and India's young player Gukesh.

On this occasion, Google created a unique animation of yellow, red, blue, and white chess pieces. When users click on the doodle, they are directed to a special page that says "Celebrating Chess" and gives a description about chess: "This doodle celebrates chess, a two-player strategic game played on 64 black and white squares."

The competition consisted of 14 intense classical games and each would last over four hours. Players were competing to score 7.5 points to win the coveted title. Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest-ever World Chess Champion by defeating defending champion Ding Liren of China in an exciting match on Thursday.

Google's Doodle today is a fun and creative way to celebrate chess and the incredible achievements of players like Gukesh. It shows that at the end of it all, chess continues to connect and inspire people all across the globe.

Muskan Kumawat Journalist & Writer