Hearty congratulations to D Gukesh, who at 18 beat Kasparov’s record and became the youngest ever world chess champion. Earlier this year, both the men and women’s teams from India clinched the world cup. What a composure and maturity for his age. Proud he is from Chennai. Chennai has just given the world the second world chess champion, after V Anand. His mentor’s tutelage and the chess academy VACA founded by him no doubt played a vital part in the making of the world chess champion. Congratulations to the entire Chess team of India! You made us all immensely proud!
A leader is someone who does not gloat and stay smug in his own success. A leader is someone who cultivates followers after him who can go further miles than him who he watches with pride.
Gukesh hails from a middle class Chennai family with working parents. An only child to his parents, he attended the same school as Praggnandhaa, another chess prodigy from Chennai who is 19. The reaction of Gukesh’s father on learning his son’s win over Ding Liren of China is priceless. Down to earth, so grounded. Probably Gukesh got his temperament from his father.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXaZxjWoUV0
Congratulations to Ding Liren, the defending champion from China who Gukesh won against. They were both very worth opponents.
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