9 months ago
Bindra Explains Gukesh's Post-World-Champion Performance
Gukesh D, the youngest world chess champion at 18, has been performing poorly since winning the title.
He was recently eliminated in the third round of the FIDE World Cup.
Abhinav Bindra, India's first individual Olympic gold medallist, says this is normal.
After achieving a big goal, athletes often feel a loss of motivation or need time to recharge.
Bindra advises Gukesh to go back to basics and find joy in the game.
He also mentions that athletes need to constantly prove themselves, as yesterday's success doesn't count for today.
Gukesh D, the youngest world chess champion at 18, has struggled since winning the title.
He was eliminated in the third round of the FIDE World Cup by Germany's Frederik Svane.
Abhinav Bindra, India's first individual Olympic gold medallist, says this is a normal phase for athletes.
Bindra advises Gukesh to go back to basics and find joy in the game.
Athletes often need time to recharge after achieving a major goal, according to Bindra.
- Who
- Gukesh D, Abhinav Bindra, Frederik Svane, Wei Yi, Javokhir Sindarov
- What
- Gukesh's performance after becoming world champion, Bindra's advice on post-success motivation
- Where
- FIDE World Cup, Goa
- When
- Gukesh became world champion in December 2023, Bindra won Olympic gold in 2008
- Why
- To discuss the normalcy of post-success motivation loss in athletes
Key facts
- Gukesh D
- Youngest world chess champion at 18
- Abhinav Bindra
- India's first individual Olympic gold medallist
- FIDE World Cup
- Event where Gukesh was eliminated in the third round
- Frederik Svane
- German chess player who eliminated Gukesh
- Beijing 2008
- Year Bindra won Olympic gold
- Chess Formats
- Classical, Freestyle
- Wei Yi
- Chinese chess player in FIDE World Cup final
- Javokhir Sindarov
- Uzbekistani chess player in FIDE World Cup final
Quotes
Abhinav Bindra
Indian Olympic gold medallist in shooting and former youngest Indian Olympian
“It sometimes just takes a little while to really get your batteries completely recharged and full so that you can start thinking really clearly of what your next goal is or what you want to do next is. And that really helps you get through it. Because again, the reality in sport, for an athlete, the unfortunate reality in sport is that yesterday never counts. You are only as good as what you are on that particular day. You win and then the very next day the world is asking for more proof: If you are good enough, good enough to what you were yesterday, good enough to what you will be up to the next challenger.”
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“You’ve reached the mountain and climbed this peak. And human nature really is that we want to jump to the next peak. But you simply can’t jump to the next peak. You have to climb that peak down and then step by step plug the gaps that have come, cropped in and then work on the foundation and go back again. The only advice that I would really like to give is all of this requires an immense amount of energy. And sometimes, after having achieved such high success, you are a little bit drained. An individual is human to be drained, not just physically, mentally, emotionally.”
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