Chess legend Susan Polgar hailed Gukesh’s mentor Viswanathan Anand for hos contribution to the chess after the 18-year-old turn into the youngest world champion within the historical past of the game.
“To my buddy @vishy64theking, your imaginative and prescient and keenness for chess have come full circle! Your house in chess historical past, on and off the chess board, is now etched in stone! Congratulations,” she wrote on X.
Indian teenager Gukesh D turned the youngest chess world champion Thursday after beating the defending champion Ding Liren of China within the closing match of their sequence in Singapore.
The second so many have dreamed about however solely 18 on the complete planet within the historical past of chess have skilled it! And this 18 yr previous, the youngest ever, the undisputed champion of the world, simply had his title engraved to this illustrious listing!
He’ll encourage tens of millions of… https://t.co/kh3bQesZ9c
— Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) December 13, 2024
Gukesh, 18, secured 7.5 factors in opposition to 6.5 of his Chinese language rival within the contest, surpassing the achievement of Russia’s Garry Kasparov who received the title on the age of twenty-two.
The Indian teen prodigy has lengthy been thought-about a rising star within the chess world after he turned a chess grandmaster at 12. He had entered the match because the youngest-ever challenger to the world crown after successful the Candidates match earlier this yr.
Susan Polgar stated Gukesh will encourage tens of millions of youngsters across the globe and would be the finest Chess ambassador.
“The second so many have dreamed about however solely 18 on the complete planet within the historical past of chess have skilled it!
“And this 18 yr previous, the youngest ever, the undisputed champion of the world, simply had his title engraved to this illustrious listing.
“He’ll encourage tens of millions of youngsters across the globe, particularly in India. He would be the finest chess ambassador ever.
“He’s younger, skilled, pleasant, mature, humble, elegant, respectful, charismatic, properly dressed, properly spoken, and properly mannered.
“Chess is in an incredible place! For the millionth time, congratulations to Gukesh, his loving household, his magnificent staff, the supportive Indian Chess Federation, the complete enthusiastic Indian chess group,” she stated.
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