What a day for India! Gukesh reflects on attending the 2013 world championship match where Magnus Carlsen won the title from Vishy Anand, an encounter which took place in his hometown of Chennai.
“Eleven years back, the title was taken away from India,” he says. “When I was watching the match in 2013, I was in the stands and I was looking inside the glass box and I thought it’ll be so cool to be inside one day. And then when Magnus won, I thought I really want to be the one to bring back the title to India. And this dream that I had like more than 10 years ago has been the single most important thing in my life so far. Doing this for myself, for my loved ones and my country, there’s probably nothing better better than this.”
The moments when @DGukesh became the youngest World Chess Champion! #GoGukesh pic.twitter.com/a8puHVeXDJ
— ChessBase India (@ChessbaseIndia) December 12, 2024
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has passed along his congratulations. Gukesh is only the second world champion from India after Viswanathan Anand, who held the title from 2007 through 2013.
Historic and exemplary!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 12, 2024
Congratulations to Gukesh D on his remarkable accomplishment. This is the result of his unparalleled talent, hard work and unwavering determination.
His triumph has not only etched his name in the annals of chess history but has also inspired millions… https://t.co/fOqqPZLQlr pic.twitter.com/Xa1kPaiHdg
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