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Sandeep Singhal and Viswanathan Anand together set up the WestBridge Anand Chess Academy four years ago, which is today a fountainhead of chess talent in India. WestBridge is also Gukesh’s sponsor.

Writing on X (formerly Twitter), Garry Kasparov said that Gukeshs win was a further reflection of the changing trends in the world of chess and made a mention of how chess players from Viswanathan Anands academy had started to make the right noises.

Referring to Gukesh D as The Iceman, Anand Mahindra forecasted a long and bright future for the 17-year-old Grandmaster and for chess, in the country.

Gukesh D became the youngest winner of the Candidates tournament held in Toronto, Canada, also becoming the youngest World Championship challenger and will face reigning champion Ding Liren from China later this year.

Viswanathan Anand congratulated Gukesh D on his FIDE Candidates 2024 win and expressed that he “personally” felt proud of his achievement. | Trending

Following in the footsteps of Viswanathan Anand, Gukesh has emerged as the second Indian to advance to the World Championship final. Poised to become the first teenager to contend for chess most prestigious title, he is gearing up to challenge Chinas Ding Liren in the upcoming title match later this year.

Teenager Gukesh D has replaced Indias five-time chess world champion Viswanathan Anand as the countrys highest-ranked chess player after beating Mistradin Iskandarov in the second round of the FIDE World Cup.

The 17-year-old phenom and Grandmaster has beat Anand, his mentor, by virtue of live ratings. Know more...

Gukesh is the youngest player in the game’s history to cross an Elo rating of 2750 — a distinction previously held by world No 1 Magnus Carlsen | Latest News India

Uzbekistan's men have won chess' most prestigious international team tournament in Chennai, fending off stiff competition from India's B team and Armenia. Ukraine won the women's event, ahead of Georgia and India.