History-making D Gukesh receives rapturous reception at Chennai airport: WATCH

D Gukesh landed back in the country on Monday days after he became the youngest world chess champion at 18 years after beating titleholder Ding Liren of China in the 14th and last game of a rollercoaster showdown that went right down to the wireThe youngster was greeted with bouquets garlands and celebratory dhol after emerging from the Chennai airport exit Watch the video belowVIDEO World chess champion D Gukesh DGukesh arrives at Chennai airport to a rousing welcomeGukesh became the youngest world chess champion at the age of 18 years He defeated titleholder Ding Liren of China in the 14th and last game of a rollercoaster showdown thathellip pictwittercomOaemAYTtufmdash Press Trust of India PTI_News December 16 2024VIDEO Thank you for all the support It means a lot to bring back trophy to India Thank you for this reception I hope we will have a great time in the next few days celebrating together says World chess champion D Gukesh DGukesh as he arrives at Chennai airport fromhellip pictwittercomHtPryuqSzzmdash Press Trust of India PTI_News December 16 2024Gukesh secured the requisite 75 points as against 65 of Liren after winning the last classical time control game of the 14game match that seemed headed for a draw for most part As title winner he will get a major share of the USD 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 triumphI got a bit emotional because I was not expecting to win But then I got a chance to press on he addedAlso Read Vidit Gujrathi calls on Gukesh to honour his promise of a special treat after World titleThe reticent teenager grinned widely and raised his arms in celebration after the triumph a stark contrast from the poker face he usually sports while playingBefore 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 yearHe is the second Indian after the legendary Viswanathan Anand to win the global title Anand a fivetime world champion had last held the title in 2013 before going down to Magnus CarlsenEvery chess player wants to live this dream I am living my dream said GukeshGukesh who won the 14th game against Liren after 58 moves in four hours is the 18th world chess champion overallIf Thursdays game was also drawn winner was to be decided in shorter duration tiebreaks on FridayGukesh had won the third and 11th rounds before Thursdays decisive game while the 32yearold Liren emerged victorious in the opening and 12th games