Viswanathan Anand Exclusive: 'Gukesh handled the setbacks well. His journey to winning chess World Championship is remarkable'
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 Was An Inspiration: Champion Gukesh
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.
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Indian chess prodigy D Gukesh, 18, became the youngest world chess champion, defeating China's Ding Liren and breaking Garry ...
Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik was not impressed with the quality of chess on display during the match, calling it ...
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Former World Champion Viswanathan Anand backs up the newly crowned champion D Gukesh after the final match attracts a lot of ...
D Gukesh won the World Chess Championship by defeating Ding Liren in a close match. Gukesh is the youngest player to ever ...
Viswanathan Anand backed Gukesh as the legendary Indian chess veteran responded to criticism over the quality of the World ...
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Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh became the youngest person to win the World Chess Championship, making history in the process.
Indian Grandmaster Dommaraju Gukesh, at 18, became the youngest world chess champion by defeating Ding Liren in Singapore.
Historic, mindblowing. I cannot believe it,” Viswanathan Anand told The Telegraph from Chennai minutes after Dommaraju ...
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