Old video of Gukesh’s dream to be 'youngest champion' goes viral post win: WATCH

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh on Thursday became the youngest world chess champion at 18 years after beating titleholder Ding Liren in the last game of a nervewracking showdown to herald a new era of dominance for the countrys chess playersTaking forward the incredible legacy of the great Viswanathan Anand Gukesh became only the second Indian to clinch the coveted prize after the iconic player who owned the crown five times in his careerAn old video of Gukesh has gone viral following his historic achievement on Thursday At just 11 years and six months old Gukesh had expressed his ambition to become the youngest world chess champion When asked about his future aspirations the young prodigy confidently stated I want to become the youngest world chess champion Now years later Gukesh has fulfilled that very dream leaving fans in awe of his extraordinary journey Watch the video belowDreams come true heartsEdit Abhyudaya Ram chess gukesh chessbaseindia pictwittercom3axjqFd3m7mdash ChessBase India ChessbaseIndia December 12 2024Gukesh secured the requisite 75 points as against 65 of his Chinese rival after winning the 14th and last classical time control game of the match that seemed headed for a draw for most part As winner he will walk away with a whopping USD 13 million approx Rs 1103 crore from the 25 million prize purseI was dreaming this moment for the last 10 years I am happy that I realised the dream and made it into reality the softspoken Chennailad told reporters after the historic triumphAlso Read Cricketrsquos mental guru Upton now chess champion Gukeshrsquos secret weaponI got a bit emotional because I was not expecting to win But then I got a chance to press on he addedThe triumph was expectedly hailed across India with Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailing it as historic and exemplaryThis is the result of his unparalleled talent hard work and unwavering determination Modi posted on XThe reticent teenager grinned widely and raised his arms in celebration after the victory a stark contrast from the poker face he usually sports while playingEven on Thursday when the analysts had proclaimed that the match in all likelihood would go into a tiebreaker Gukeshs face hardly gave anything away as he gained the upperhandIt was a momentary lapse of concentration by Liren in what seemed a drawn endgame and as it happened the entire chess world was left in a state of shockThe players were just left with a rook and a bishop and Gukesh had two pawns against one trying to make a foray without much successHowever the ability to keep pushing for more gave Gukesh a distinct advantage over the Chinese and the latter simply collapsed to give the title to GukeshBefore Gukeshs feat on Thursday the legendary Garry Kasparov of Russia was the youngest world champion when he won the title at the age of 22 dethroning Anatoly Karpov in 1985Gukesh had entered the match as the youngest ever challenger to the world crown after winning the Candidates tournament earlier this yearWith inputs from agencies