Gukesh clinched the title on 12 December by defeating reigning champion Ding Liren with a score of 7.5-6.5 in a closely contested final

Viswanathan Anand, one of Gukesh’s idols, is the other Indian, having won the World C’ship five times. Gukesh qualified for a showdown with Liren after winning the Candidates Tournament. The match reached the decisive fourteenth game, and it looked ...

Former World Champion Viswanathan Anand backs up the newly crowned champion D Gukesh after the final match attracts a lot of criticism.

In an exclusive with Firstpost, Viswanathan Anand hailed D Gukesh’s fighting spirit and strong mental fortitude as the Indian chess sensation became the youngest ever world champion by beating Ding Liren on Thursday.

Viswanathan Anand shared an old photo of meeting D. Gukesh as a kid, celebrating his historic achievement of becoming the youngest World Chess Champion at 18 by defeating Ding Liren. Anand hailed him as the "boy who would be king.

Gukesh clinched the title with a dramatic victory over reigning champion Ding Liren in Game 14 of the 2024 World Chess Championship

The 18-year-old Indian will face two former world champions: Magnus Carlsen and his idol, Viswanathan Anand. Gukesh clinched the title from defending champion Ding Liren in the final game of the World Championship match in Singapore.

To the youth, Gukesh offered a simple message: “Keep enjoying chess. You will achieve your dream one day.” He praised his opponent Ding Liren, calling him a “real inspiration.” “What I learned from Ding is what an incredible fighter he is. True champions fight until the very end,” Gukesh added.

D Gukesh won the world chess championship at just 18, defeating Ding Liren. His victory was met with mixed reactions; Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian expressed concerns over the relevance of classical chess,

A chess legend echoed Magnus Carlsen's indirect criticism of D Gukesh's World C'ship win on a platform, co-founded by the Norwegian Grandmaster.