The Hindu Editorial Analysis : 14th December 2024

The Hindu Editorial Analysis

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Gukesh becomes the youngest player to win the World Chess Championship

• Gukesh, an 18-year-old from Chennai, became the youngest World Chess Champion by defeating Ding Liren of China in the final game of their match on Thursday in Sentosa.
• Gukesh broke Garry Kasparov’s nearly four-decade-old record with this historic victory.
• He secured the World Chess Championship title by achieving the required 7.5 points after a 58-move game against the defending champion.
• The 14th game was heading toward a draw until Ding made a critical mistake on the 55th move, leading to Gukesh’s win.
• This was the inaugural World Chess Championship match featuring two Asian players, one from India and the other from China.
• Gukesh is the third Asian to win the World Championship, following Viswanathan Anand and Ding Liren.
• He is only the 18th world chess champion in history, highlighting the magnitude of his achievement.
• Gukesh’s campaign began with a loss in the first game, followed by a draw in the second, and a win in the third to level the match at 1.5-1.5.
• The next seven games were drawn, after which Gukesh took the lead in the 11th game but lost the 12th, keeping the match evenly poised.
• Despite being the favorite, Gukesh had to fight till the final game to clinch the title, showcasing resilience and determination.
• Ding Liren, as the defending champion, had qualified automatically, while Gukesh earned his spot by winning the Candidates Tournament in Toronto earlier this year.
• Gukesh played a pivotal role in India’s twin gold medal wins in the Chess Olympiad held in Budapest, where both the men’s and women’s teams emerged victorious.
• Competing on the top board, Gukesh also won the individual gold medal at the Budapest Olympiad, repeating his success from the Chennai Chess Olympiad in 2022.
• His stellar performance at the Chennai Olympiad, where he won eight consecutive games, marked a turning point in his career and established him as a dominant force in chess.

Bengaluru techie’s in-laws flee Jaunpur home; no response from Karnataka authorities, says U.P. Police

• A 34-year-old techie in Bengaluru ended his life on Monday, alleging harassment by his estranged wife and her family, leading to a case of abetment to suicide being registered against his wife, her parents, and uncle.
• The mother-in-law and brother-in-law of the deceased techie fled their home in Jaunpur on Thursday around 1 a.m., leaving on a motorcycle, and have not returned since.
• Purported video clips circulating on social media show them leaving their home in the Khowa Mandi area at midnight.
• The Jaunpur police have not received any official communication from the Bengaluru police regarding the case, according to Superintendent of Police Ajaypal Sharma.
• Routine police deployment was maintained in the Khowa Mandi area for law and order purposes, but there were no orders to restrict their movement or place them under house arrest, as confirmed by Kotwali police station in-charge Mithilesh Mishra.
• The techie’s wife, who lives in Delhi with her son and works there, had filed an FIR in 2022 accusing her husband and in-laws of dowry harassment after marrying in April 2019.
• The investigation into the incident and related allegations is ongoing, with both Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh authorities involved.

Four schoolgirls fatally struck by a truck in Palakkad

• Four Class 8 students from the Government Higher Secondary School in Karimba were killed in an accident involving a cement-laden truck on National Highway 966 near Kalladikode, Kerala.
• The accident occurred at around 4:15 p.m. on Thursday while the students were returning home after their mid-term examination.
• The truck lost control at the Panayampadam curve, struck a tree, destroyed a compound wall, and overturned, trapping a group of five students.
• Four students, identified as Irfana, Midha, Ridha, and Aysha, were crushed under the truck, while one escaped with injuries.
• Despite being rushed to nearby hospitals, the four victims were declared dead on arrival.
• Locals protested by blocking the highway, citing the unscientific construction of the road and claiming over 50 accidents had occurred at the same site since the highway’s expansion.
• Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan expressed deep sorrow over the tragedy and assured that a thorough investigation would be conducted to determine the causes of the accident.
• Transport Minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar stated that the Motor Vehicle Department had not received any prior complaints about frequent accidents at the curve.

Important questions

1. Who did D. Gukesh defeat to become the youngest World Chess Champion?
2. What mistake did Ding Liren make in the final game that led to Gukesh’s victory?
3. How did Gukesh qualify for the World Chess Championship match?
4. What charges have been registered against the estranged wife and her family in connection with the Bengaluru techie’s death?
5. What were the names of the four schoolgirls who were killed in the Palakkad accident?

Important vocabulary

1. Critical: Extremely important or decisive in a particular situation.
2. Resilience: The ability to recover quickly from challenges or setbacks.
3. Pivotal: Key or essential in shaping the progress or success of something.
4. Dominant: Exerting significant influence or control over others.
5. Estranged: No longer in a close, friendly, or loving relationship, often due to distance or emotional disconnect.
6. Abetment: Providing support or encouragement to someone in committing a crime, either through assistance or approval.
7. Purported: Claimed or alleged to be true, often without proof.
8. Deployment: Placement of people or resources for a specific purpose.
9. Fatality: The state of being fatal; death resulting from an accident or event.
10. Overturned: To invert or position something horizontally or vertically.

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