D Gukesh, India's chess sensation, returned home to a hero's welcome after clinching the FIDE World Championship by defeating China's Ding Liren. The Chennai Airport was bustling as fans celebrated the youngest-ever champion.

Gukesh D faced a triumphant return to his hometown of Chennai, mobbed by reporters and fans outside the airport.

World Chess Champion Gukesh D returned to India on Monday, days after winning the 2024 FIDE World Championship in Singapore and becoming the youngest

The “multi-millionaire” tag does “mean a lot” to new world champion D Gukesh but he doesn’t play the game for material gains but for that unbridled joy, which he has been able to retain since the time a chess board used to be the “coolest toy” for him.

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

Gukesh Dommaraju, an 18-year-old Indian chess grandmaster, has made history by becoming the youngest undisputed World Chess Champion. Born in Chennai, India, Gukesh began playing chess at the age of seven and quickly rose through the ranks,

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.

Eighteen-year-old D Gukesh, the new World Chess Champion, credits his parents' sacrifices for his historic win against Ding Liren. His mother's constant reminder to be a good person alongside a great chess player has shaped his journey.