Gukesh isn’t alone in this domination plan, he’s just one of many. Indian chess is in safe hands. D Gukesh’s triumph at the FIDE World Chess Championship signals the dawn of a new era, and we’re all h

D Gukesh became the youngest world champion in the history of chess after defeating Chinese Grandmaster Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 in the FIDE World Championship in Singapore recently.

Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest-ever undisputed classical chess world champion after beating Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 in their best-of-14 final in Singapore on Thursday.

Gukesh's net worth jumped to nearly 21 crore after winning the World Chess Championship. In India, Gukesh will likely fall in 30% tax slab which means that he'll be playing around ₹3 crore as Income Tax on the winning amount. Reports claim that there will be a surge charge as well so Gukesh will be paying approx ₹4.67 crore as Income Tax.

Thursday’s final game, which saw D. Gukesh beating Ding Liren and to become the youngest World champion in history at the age of 18, attracted a total of 38 lakh views on the ChessBase channel. On chess24, it was 14 lakh and on FIDE 6.4 lakh.

D Gukesh clinched the World Chess Championship title on Thursday, defeating Ding Liren. Russian Chess Federation President Andrei Filatov has controve

Former World Chess champion Vladimir Kramnik has questioned the quality of play in the World Chess Championship title showdown between Ding Liren and D Gukesh.

The chess champion, whose fabulous feat sparked a veritable ownership battle between Tamil Nadu, where he was born, and Andhra Pradesh where his family hails from, is expected to charge anywhere between ₹70 lakh to ₹1 crore per year per endorsement.

Gukesh, who topped an excellent year with a win in Singapore opined that as important as the journey is, so is the destination and that is one of the reasons to be mindful of the result. The teenager reflected that his yearning to win wasn't eclipsed by the fear of conceding a defeat.